Monday, August 4, 2008

Right brain? Left brain? No brain?


Have you ever wondered why I post so many pictures? If so you need to read the result of my brain test below. It confirms what I've known for a long time, that I'm a visual learner. I read about the mind bender's brain test at my friend Lisa's blog. Here are my results:

Cheryl, you possess an interesting balance of hemispheric and sensory characteristics, with a slight right-brain dominance and a slight preference for visual processing.

Since neither of these is completely centered, you lack the indecision and second-guessing associated with other patterns. You have a distinct preference for creativity and intuition with seemingly sufficient verbal skills to be able to translate in any meaningful way to yourself and others.

You tend to see things in "wholes" without surrendering the ability to attend to details. You can give them sufficient notice to be able to utitlize and incorporate them as part of an overall pattern.

In the same way, while you are active and process information simultaneously, you demonstrate a capacity for sequencing as well as reflection which allows for some "inner dialogue."

All in all, you are likely to be quite content with yourself and your style although at times it will not necessarily be appreciated by others. You have sufficient confidence to not second-guess yourself, but rather to use your critical faculties in a way that enhances, rather than limits, your creativity.

You can learn in either mode although far more efficiently within the visual mode. It is likely that in listening to conversations or lecture materials you simultaneously translate into pictures which enhance and elaborate on the meaning.

It is most likely that you will gravitate towards those endeavors which are predominantly visual but include some logic or structuring. You may either work particularly hard at cultivating your auditory skills or risk "missing out" on being able to efficiently process what you learn. Your own intuitive skills will at times interfere with your capacity to listen to others, which is something else you may need to take into account.


Honestly, this is pretty accurate for me. So take the test and let me know what you think and of course, come back post. Can't wait to hear what you have to say.

4 comments:

Parisian Heart said...

Hmmm .... Took it and am not sure. It said I am 47% left brain and 52% right brain. Maybe I can buy that. But when it said I am a thinking individual without being obsessively so, I could think of at least one person in my life (in addition to me) who would oh-so-beg to differ! It also said I am a 57% auditory and 42% visual learner; that I can believe. In any case, veeeeery interesting.

Nancy Mon said...

I don't remember my numbers, but you can go look at my blog to see what the result is. I pretty much agree although I am not quite that orgaized. Actually, I am now because of the meds I am taking for my knee. Side effect, my ADD is nearly diminished.

thouartloosed said...

I was surprised by my results. I've always thought I was more of a visual person and my results were 58%auditory and 41%visual. One statement really hit home: "Indecisiveness is a problem and your creativity is not in keeping with your potential." That's a pretty accurate statement of how I feel about myself.
Learn something new everyday!
Kathy

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