Grayce Petruzzi
Professor Chesire-Brown
PSY-P 101
16 October 2015
Myth or Not?
Before doing research on the topic if some people are “right-brained” or are “left-brained”, this statement means that if you are logical or analytical then you are left-brain dominant, while the creative and artistic types are right brain dominant. I believe this is a myth because the brain does use one brain region more than another for certain functions but does not support the statement above. For example, speech spreads from the left side of the brain for most right-handed people.
Within the first source used, “Evaluation of the Left Brain vs. Right Brain Hypothesis”, it discusses how individuals may be left-brain dominant or right-brain dominate based on
Professor Chesire-Brown
PSY-P 101
16 October 2015
Myth or Not?
Before doing research on the topic if some people are “right-brained” or are “left-brained”, this statement means that if you are logical or analytical then you are left-brain dominant, while the creative and artistic types are right brain dominant. I believe this is a myth because the brain does use one brain region more than another for certain functions but does not support the statement above. For example, speech spreads from the left side of the brain for most right-handed people.
Within the first source used, “Evaluation of the Left Brain vs. Right Brain Hypothesis”, it discusses how individuals may be left-brain dominant or right-brain dominate based on