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* ''Left-handedness'' is less common. Studies suggest that approximately 10% of people are left-handed.<ref name=bul0000229/><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Hardyck C, Petrinovich LF | title = Left-handedness | journal = Psychological Bulletin | volume = 84 | issue = 3 | pages = 385–404 | date = May 1977 | pmid = 859955 | doi = 10.1037/0033-2909.84.3.385 }}</ref>
* ''[[Ambidexterity]]'' refers to having equal ability in both hands. Those who learn it still tend to favor their originally dominant hand. This is uncommon, with about a 1% prevalence.<ref name="southpaw essentials">{{cite web |url=https://www.southpawessentials.com/post/differences-between-left-handed-mixed-handed-and-ambidextrous |title=Differences Between Left Handed, Mixed Handed and Ambidextrous|date=19 September 2021|access-date=2021-09-19}}</ref>
* ''Mixed-handedness'' or ''[[cross-dominance]]'' is the change of hand preference between different tasks. This is about as widespread as left-handedness.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Williams |first1=Stephen |title=Non-Righthandedness |journal=Academia Letters |date=202220 |issue=4777February (January) |pages=52022 |doi=10.20935/AL4777 |s2cid=247032467 }}</ref> This is highly associated with the person's childhood brain development.<ref name= annett>{{cite book |doi=10.4324/9780203759646 |title=Handedness and Brain Asymmetry |date=2013 |last1=Annett |first1=Marian |isbn=978-1-134-95074-4 }}{{pn}}</ref>
 
== Measurement ==