But...psychologists at the University of Bath in Britain are saying the length of the index and ring fingers can be used to measure how well children will do academically.
Calipers that are accurate to 0.01 millimeters were used to measure the index and ring fingers of kids and then comparisons were made to their scores on the Scholastic Assessment Test.
I don't suppose they considered the possibility of human error when measuring...
Anyway...the researchers 1. "found a clear link between high prenatal
testosterone exposure, indicated by the longer index finger compared to the ring finger, and higher scores on the math SAT."They also 2. "found higher literacy SAT scores for the girls among those who had lower prenatal testosterone exposure, as indicated by a shorter ring finger compared with the index finger."
And...3. "researchers also compared the finger-lengths ratios to all the children's SAT scores and found that a relatively longer ring finger - indicating greater prenatal exposure to testosterone - meant a wider gap in scores for math versus literacy (writing and critical reading)."
Nowhere does the report say how old the children were when their fingers were measured. I suppose that would make a difference.
And what about the early or late bloomer? Doesn't matter?
I am not sure I can buy their conclusions. Maybe it's because I have short fingers.
.jpg)
Comment Preview