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Handedness and the 2016 U.S. Primaries: consistent handedness predicts support for Donald Trump among republicans, but gender predicts support for Hillary Clinton among democrats

Eric C. Pricharda School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, AR, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Stephen D. Christmanb Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
Pages 641-653 | Received 03 Oct 2018, Accepted 05 Aug 2020, Published online: 25 Aug 2020

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