Which Side of Your Brain Calls the Shots?

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Are you ready to discover which side of your brain influences your thoughts and actions more? Take our quiz to find out if you're more of a logical thinker or a creative genius!

This quiz includes:

15 thought-provoking questions
Multiple-choice answers
A clear score to reveal your cognitive style

18 Questions4 MinutesCreated by CreativeMind321

Think of your favorite song. Close your eyes and let it run through your head for ten or fifteen seconds. Did you focus more on:

The melody

The words

You're at a restaurant with a friend and they ask you for directions on how to get somewhere. Do you:

Draw a map

Write out step by step directions

When memorizing new words in a foreign language, or new vocabulary words, I remember them best by:

Repeating the words after the teacher, or repeating them over and over out loud, or in my head

Reading the new words over and over, and/or writing them down

When I get hung up on starting a project or working out a problem, it is usually because:

I get bogged down in details and don't know where to start

I try to do too many things at once and end up with your energies too spread out, without putting your best abilities to work anywhere

When I am working on a project or task:

I am very aware of time and glance often at the clock

Often completely lose track of time

I am sold on an idea:

After reading up on it, analyzing all the aspects step by step

If you can picture it as a success, if it grabs you, or if you get an intuitive, gut feeling that it will go well

When it comes to spectator sports, I am better at:

Keeping score, remembering player averages, recording, etc.

Mapping out play strategies, anticipating where the action will be

I work better when:

I can do the specialized work I'm best at, analyzing it, and making it all add up, without distraction

I can see you my work fits into the big picture and I'm involved in interpreting patterns and viewpoints of the whole picture

How do you keep your desk, the place where you work, or your hobby area?

It's neat and organized, everything has its place. If it's cluttered I can't find things.

It's a mess, but I can find anything I need. If, God forbid, someone should come in and clean it up, I'd be lost.

Recall what you had for dinner yesterday. Close your eyes and remember it for five seconds. Did you:

Picture an image in your mind, the smells and tastes of the food you ate

Recite a list of foods the dinner consisted of, with words to describe them

When I am thinking about something intently:

My thoughts are like pictures going through my head

My thoughts are like words going through my head

When I work on a project, I prefer to:

Get started right away, as soon as I have a feel for it, diving in and figuring it out as I go along

Have all the facts so that I can analyze them carefully and plan the best sequence of steps for implementing it

When I put something together, like a game, toy, or new piece of equipment:

I carefully follow the written instructions, step-by-step

I try to eyeball it and figure it out on my own, maybe just glancing at the instructions if I get stuck

I would rather describe an object or place by:

Writing a complete description

Drawing a simple sketch

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