Organization is individual. Some prefer a list of tasks while others prefer to look at the end result. These types of organization are often seen as a result of left- or right-brain dominance. Many believe that traits such as organization, personality, behavior, and educational success can be accredited to left- or right-brain dominance. The brain does have two hemispheres, a left and a right and both are more involved in certain tasks than the other. However, there is no scientific evidence to support a correlation between left- or right-brain dominance and personality. A person is often referred to as right- or left-brained based on the way they approach problems and the way they respond to situation. Many who associate with being left- or right-brained use it as a way to be more organized and more productive. To understand the assignment of being a left- or right-brained thinker it is important to understand what each entails. The left-brained thinker thinks in words. They are considered the analytical and many consider them to be more straightforward than their right-brained counterparts. When they organize they have a system that is organized, linear, and repeatable. They organize based on clear relationships between objects. Everything has a designated spot and it should be easy for an outsider to understand the system. They can be looked at as picky or obsessed with systems. Some view them as set in their ways and close minded but to the left-brained thinker it is simply a system. (Schwartz 2013) If we look at the process of working on a task, those with left-brain personality are more likely to process information in a linear way. They identifying important details in a project, analyzing steps of the proj... ... middle of paper ... ...the same as those who like to see all of the information at once. The idea of left- and right- brained dominance may not have a space in science, but it is likely that it will always hold a place in language. Works Cited Chan, A. (2013, August 19). Right Brain, Left Brain? Scientists Debunk Popular Theory. The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2013, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/19/right-brain-left-brain-debunked_n_3762322.html Prescott, L. (n.d.). Between Minds: Left Brain vs. Right Brain Thinkers. Conspire A Mindjet Publication. Retrieved November 17, 2013, from http://blog.mindjet.com/2012/05/between minds-left-brain-vs-right-brain-thinkers/ Schwartz, D. (2010, July 9). Left-brained vs. right-brained: Organizing for your personality. CNN. Retrieved November 17, 2013, from http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/07/09/rs
The more a participant preferred their left hand, “the better they were at tests of divergent thoughts” (3). The study also found that “Left-handers were more adept… at combining two common objects” and finding a way “to form a third” (3). The article gives the example that they were better at creating a birdhouse by combining a tin can and a pole. The left-handed group also “excelled at grouping lists of words into as many alternative categories as possible” (3). According to the article, the study found “an increased cognitive flexibility among the ambidextrous and the left-handed,” which tends to lead to a rise in creative thinking (3). This flexibility explains why lefties are over-represented in more creative thinking jobs like music, architecture, and the arts, including famous artists Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. To help Konnikova prove her claim, she makes an underlying assumption that having these skills are beneficial and adds a unique ability to the left-handed
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During the event I learned a variety of information that relates to our biology and human relation classes. Through this seminar I was taught that our personalities are all related to neurology and that each person has more prominent personalities. The left side of the brain is the side that associates with the facts, data, order, and logic. On the other side of the brain, the right half of our brain is associated with creativity, ‘big pictures’, and independence. Finally, the event taight me to be satisfied with my personality color and to embrace my stregths and weaknesses.
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7)TI: Mental rotation and the right hemisphere, Abstract of research findings regarding enhanced development of the right cerebral hemisphere and its connection to extreme intellectual giftedness.
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A student who thinks with their right brain is holistic, or thinks in wholes rather then analysis or separation of parts (Oxford, 2001). Right brain thinkers prefer a whole picture of an idea and not interested in the details. They also process information simultaneously. There are also reflective and impulsive thinkers. Reflective thinkers like to have time to consider and debate everything before making a decision. Whereas, impulsive thinkers make quick decisions with very little thought and based on very little information (Encarta, 2002).
...re of the brain is just half of the brain so why is it the only half being explored in school? This failure to confront the other hemisphere causes weakening in the right hemisphere since the right hemisphere isn?t being exercised.
The concept of personality has numerous definitions (Fatahi, Moradi, & Kashani-Vahid, 2016). Schultz and Schultz (2009), define personality in its broad sense as the manner of an individual’s behaviour in different situations. This essay explores the nature of personality, with the intention of highlighting its flexibility. The results of numerous empirical research studies are examined in order to investigate if, and how personality changes over time. It will be argued that an individual’s personality has the ability to change throughout their life.
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