BRAIN HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE

October 5, 2003

Take the Hemispheric Dominance Test at this site http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/hd/hemispheric_dominance.html.

My Test Result

You responded as a right brained person to 14 questions, and you responded as a left brained person to 5 questions. 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
Holistic	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 focuses on rules and regulations

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