Some comments regarding the left brain - right brain discussion. For right handed people, they use their right brains more when engaged in creative activities, when fantasizing, and when calling up imagery. They use their left brains more when engageing in sequential, analytical, and/or logical activities. For left handed people the hemispheres are reversed in their orientation. There are tests that show individual differences in how much functioning particular people engage in, i.e., logical, analytical thought versus creative imagery driven thought. However, to say that a person is right brained or left brained is a misnomer. We all use all parts of our brains during any particular day, despite our inidvidual proclivities or preferences. Thus, I would not say that the terms are not necessaryily outdated, but misused sufficiently to make them invalid. Someone wrote that tests are only used with children. This is a major use, but there are several tests that are designed for adults. Their major use is in clinical settings and in personnel selection. They are useful tools in both applications. For those of you who have very high scores, but modest jobs, I must ask, why don't you apply for better jobs and/or get more education? I am sure you would qualify for either. While I am here, I thought I would give you some bench marks. If you obtain a score of 110, then only 25% of the population score higher than you, at 115, only 17% score higher, at 130, 2.5% score higher, and at 145, one in 200 scores higher. For 160, I would have to get out my statistical tables, because the number is not in my head - I would guess it at one in at least a thousand. From the verbal facility demonstrated here, I would guess the average for the group is at least 115, with many with much higer scores.
Edited by - larc on 14 December 2002 1:21:37
