Why Are So Many Pro Athletes Lefties

What percentage of professional fencers are left-handed?

• 10%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

In the negative frequency dependent model, what happens when a behavior becomes too common?

• It remains equally successful

• It disappears completely

• It becomes less successful

• It becomes more successful

What analogy is used to explain the negative frequency dependent model?

• A herd of elephants

• A flock of sparrows

• A pack of wolves

• A school of fish

Why might left-handed athletes have an advantage in one-on-one sports?

• They are inherently faster

• They are inherently stronger

• Their movements are less familiar to right-handed opponents

• They have better equipment

At higher levels of competition, why does the left-handed advantage diminish?

• The pool of athletes becomes more mixed

• Left-handed athletes lose interest

• Right-handed athletes become less skilled

• Left-handed athletes become more common