WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE
LEFT-BRAIN OR RIGHT-BRAIN?
Do you know if you are you right-brained or left-brained?
Take this Cognitive Style quiz written by Dr. Loren D. Crane of Western Michigan University and find out!
Write the numbers 1 to 21 on a piece of paper, write the letter "A" or "B" after each number, choosing the one sentence that is most true.
Do not leave any blanks.
1.
A - It's fun to take risks.B - I have fun without taking risks.2.
A - I look for new ways to do old jobs.B - When one way works well, I don't change it.3.
A - I begin many jobs that I never finish.B - I finish a job before starting a new one.4.
A - I'm not very imaginative in my work.B - I use my imagination in everything I do.5.
A - I can analyze what is going to happen next.B - I can sense what is going to happen next.6.
A - I try to find the one best way to solve a problem.B - I try to find different answers to problems.7.
A - My thinking is like pictures going through my head.B - My thinking is like words going through my head.8.
A - I agree with new ideas before other people do.B - I question new ideas more than other people do.9.
A - Other people don't understand how I organize things.B - Other people think I organize well.10.
A - I have good self-discipline.B - I usually act on my feelings.11.
A - I plan time for doing my work.B - I don't think about the time when I work.12.
A - With a hard decision, I choose what I know is right.B - With a hard decision, I choose what I feel is right.13.
A - I do easy things first and important things later.B - I do the important things first and the easy things later.14.
A - Sometimes in a new situation, I have too many ideas.B - Sometimes in a new situation, I don't have any ideas.15.
A - I have to have a lot of change and variety in my life.B - I have to have an orderly and well-planned life.16.
A - I know I'm right, because I have good reasons.B - I know I'm right, even without good reasons.17.
A - I spread my work evenly over the time I have.B - I prefer to do my work at the last minute.18.
A - I keep everything in a particular place.B - Where I keep things depends on what I'm doing.19.
A - I have to make my own plans.B - I can follow anyone's plans.20.
A - I am a very flexible and unpredictable person.B - I am a consistent and stable person.21.
A - With a new task, I want to find my own way of doing it.B - With a new task, I want to be told the best way to it.To Score
Give yourself one point for each time you answered "A"
for questions: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21.
Give yourself one point for each time you answered "B"
for questions: 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18.
Add all points.
Totals imply:
- 0-4: strong left brain
- 5-8: moderate left brain
- 9-13: middle brain
- 14-16: moderate right brain
- 17-21: strong right brain
Researchers have found that each side of the brain has a specific way that it will interpret and react to situations. The chart below will help illustrate the characteristics which are known to reside on each side of our brains.
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