Brain Dominance

Sev

http://brain.web-us.com/brain/braindominance.htm

Just out of curiosity, wanted to find out how the majority of boardsters think. Personally I answered all 18 of 18 quetions as a left brain dominant thinker

Sev

Hmm.. I should have probably added 'bilateral' to the poll too.. (In between)

Repli

14 left 4 right

mirv

15 Left, 3 Right

Zukustious

10 left 8 right

Interesting test.

Hells_Fury

8 left 10 right

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

11 left 7 right..

although some of the questions were a bit stupid

Amz

14 Left 4 Right

Sev

I get the feeling this test is somehow lefty biased, you think?

ecksor

Not to mention biased towards computer users!!!!!

Mark

12 left, 6 right.

Sev

Well, yeah, you have to take that into consideration, that most PC users would be technically minded and probably logically thinking people, good left brainer candidates.

But take for example, this question.

In Math you can explain how you got the answer / you can get the answer but cannot explain how

I figure most will go for the former, regardless of their specific brain dominance.

ecksor

I picked the former, but when I was younger I would often know the answer to something without knowing how to 'work it out'. I think over time I've devloped my ability to think in a methodical problem solving way so that doesn't happen any more. I suppose I'm less inclined to try to intuit a solution too.

Funky

13 left 5 right

Littletinyman

Right 10, left 8.

IIRC I did that test yonks ago and got half and half, I doubt it's any way accurate unless you're leaning strongly in one direction or the other.

smiles

Which Side Do You Use?
You responded as a right brained person to 2 questions, and you responded as a left brained person to 16questions. According to the Hemispheric Dominance test, you use your left brain the most.

I've actually got a fantastic .exe somewhere on a disk, it has many many questions, randomly selected and decided left/right brained and then visual/auditory learning types. Might upload it somewhere...

<< Fio >>

phaxx

9:9, funnily enough. Was expecting something far left...

yellum

7 Right, 11 Left

shotamoose

9 left 9 right. It then decided of its own accord that I was left-brained. Evidence of a slight bias maybe???

Saruman

I got right... i knew that anyway... is it not a case if you are right handed you are right brained? Or maybe it was the other way around.. or not at all.. anyway here is what i got.
You responded as a right brained person to 11 questions, and you responded as a left brained person to 7questions. According to the Hemispheric Dominance test, you use your right brain the most. The summary briefly describes your dominance type. Remember, this only represents half of the picture. After you read the description, click on the link at the bottom of the page to find out how to use this information to improve your study strategies. Do not forget to print your results, if your instructor has requested you to do so.

Some of the traits associated with the right side of the brain are listed in the table. Not all of the traits will apply to you. Remember, we use both side of our brain, but your right sides gets the most exercise.

Type of Cognitive Processing
Brief Description

Holisitc
Processing information from whole to part; sees the big picture first, not the details.

Random
Processing information with out priority, jumps form one task to another.

Concrete
Processes things that can be seen , or touched - real objects.

Intuitive
Processes information based on whether or not it feels right know answer but not sure how it was derived.

Nonverbal
Processes thought as illustrations.

Fantasy-Oriented
Processes information with creativity; less focus on rules and regulations

John2002

6 right, 12 left

Shinji

Very slightly right-brained - 10:8. I would have thought I'd be a little more strongly balanced towards the right, personally, but perhaps that's just the self-perception I'd like to have as a creative type

thedrowner

10 left, 8 right
i'd like to see how each of the questions were scored, which answer meant which coz i couldnt see it for some of them, (posisbly coz im not left brained enough!)

Woden

i'm more left sided but i think i knew that already and may have answered accordingly anywho its all a load of bollox with very limited answers which are all a bit vague

Tails

14 left and 4 right, left obviously is more common. There goes my thought i ws unique!:p

Stark

6 right, 12 left.

left-brained=right-handed by the way

Lemming

13 - 5 Right Dominated.

Although I will say that some of those questions I could answer either way and wasn't entirely happy with either option.

GuanYin

4 right, 14 Left

daveirl

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Stark

Like I said previously, brain dominance has to do with whether you're right-handed or left-handed. Right-handed people have dominant left-hand side of the brain and left-handed people have domnant right-hand side of the brain. Of course not only is the left side of the brain different to the right side but the male brain is different to the female brain, so this is bound to upset the results. (that's why you find more men in science/engineering courses etc.)

mirv

Post on PI if Fio doesn't mind then. It has its fair share of wimmin.

adnans

12 - 6 right dominated. that would explain why i am answering this post only wearing my underwear.

adnans

PHB

16-2 to the left

kinda off I always thought I was more on the right

GuanYin

Originally posted by Dataisgod
its all a load of bollox with very limited answers which are all a bit vague

Try a career in science, you'll get used to this sentiment....

Duffman

Left here....

Hrm.. the test seems to be designed to market some company's brain function altering products... very reliable and scientific indeed...

Moriarty

14 left, 4 right.

Manach

14 left 4 Right, a bit of a shame for I just did a creative thinking course.

woolymammoth

17 left, 1 right

ozpass

10 left, 8 right (the same as 2 other people here....)

Gordon

Write sevens with my right, left with elevens on my left.

Typedef

Three questions : right side
Fifteen questions : left side.

An easy way to extrapoliate which side is the dominant hemisphere is to evaluate which hand you use more.

Right handed implies left side dominance
Left handed implies right side dominance.

Only about one in nine people are right hemisphere/left handed people.

Magic Monkey

9 Left
9 Right

It tells me I'm left-brain dominant. However, I write with my left hand.

<shrugs>

sceptre

5 left, 13 right.

Some questions a little vague tbh.

CuLT

Originally posted by ozpass
10 left, 8 right (the same as 2 other people here....)

You can add me to that.

Remember people:

Right brained = left handed (generally speaking, the test can't be THAT valid)

Left brained = Right handed.

So if you are left brained you are a calculator, if you are right brained you are quite obviously God's gift to literature and the arts...

CuLT

Hmm kinda reassured that although my artsy side is something to fall back on, my first cao choice of Science is best atm .

comet

13 left 5 right..............lefties are winning by a mile

Thanx 4 The Fish

Originally posted by Mark
12 left, 6 right.

Same as that...

BossArky

13 left, 5 right

Jim

9 left 9 right.....

Benbaz

Originally posted by Jimeatsmenu
9 left 9 right.....

Me too...........But like most people that got the same results it tells me I'm left-brain dominant

Dont be at yourself

16 Left, 2 Right.