YOU MAY
BE MORE LEFT-HANDED THAN YOU THINK
We all, of course, know
in which hand we hold a pen, but how far does this bias extend throughout your
body? Are you left-eared? Left eyed? Here is a simple test you can apply to yourself.
1. Imagine the centre of
your back is itching. Which hand do you scratch it with?
2. Interlock your fingers.
Which thumb is uppermost?
3. Imagine you are applauding.
Start clapping your hands. Which hand is uppermost?
4. Wink at an imaginary
friend straight in front of you. Which eye does the winking?
5. Put your hands behind
your back, one holding the other. Which hand is doing the holding?
6. Someone in front of you
is shouting but you cannot hear the words. Cup your ear to hear better. Which
ear do you cup?
7. Count to three on your
fingers, using the forefinger of the other hand. Which forefinger do you use?
8. Tilt your head over on
to one shoulder. Which shoulder does it touch?
9. Fixate a small distant
object with your eyes and point directly at it with your forefinger. Now close
one eye. Now change eyes. Which eye was open when the fingertip remained in line
with the small object? (When the other eye, the non-dominant one, is open and
the dominant eye is closed, the finger will appear to move to one side of the
object.)
10. Fold your arms. Which
forearm is uppermost?
If you have always considered
yourself to be right or left-handed you will probably now have discovered that
your body is less than total in its devotion to its favoured side. If you are
right-handed the chances are that you were not able to be 'right' 10 times.
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