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Right Brain Dominance vs. Left Brain Dominance

Kaeleigh's "quick and crude description" of the right brain vs. the left brain.

Left-Brain Dominance Characteristics Right-Brain Dominance Characteristics
  • Prefer Classical Music
  • Prefer things like instructions to be done verbally
  • Good at math
  • Very Logical
  • Don't enjoy clowning around
  • Can't be hypnotized
  • Usually remember things only specifically studied
  • Need total quiet to read or study
  • Like to read realistic stories
  • Usually rational
  • Usually do things in a planned orderly way
  • Like to tell stories but not act them out
  • Can think better sitting down
  • Like to be a music critic
  • Attentive during long verbal explanations
  • Prefer well-structured assignments over open ended ones
  • Read for specific details and facts
  • Skilled at sequencing ideas
  • Likes to be organized
  • Prefer rock music
  • Prefer visual instructions with examples
  • Good at sports
  • Good at art
  • Like to read fantasy and mystery stories
  • Can listen to music or TV while studying
  • Like to act out stories
  • Think better when lying down
  • Become restless during long verbal explanations
  • Enjoy creative storytelling
  • Prefer to learn through free exploration
  • Skilled in showing relationships between ideas
  • Preference for summarizing over outlining
  • Solve problems intuitively
  • Very Spontaneous and unpredictable
  • Dreamer
  • Philosophical
Possible careers for left-brainers Possible careers for right-brainers
  • Lab scientist
  • Banker
  • Judge
  • Lawyer
  • Mathematician
  • Librarian
  • Beautician
  • Politician
  • Athlete
  • Artist
  • Craftsman
  • Actor/Actress