left brain dominant or right brain dominant.?

Question

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do you see the dancer turning clockwise or counter clockwise.
if clockwise you are right brain dominant. if counter clockwise you are left brain dominant.

there is no right or wrong answer, and if you stare at it long enough you might see it change direction.


LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

Answer 1

I guess I am left-brain dominant, if this is an accurate analysis, because all I see is counter-clockwise.



That is interesting.



EDIT:



OOPS! My left-brain analytical skills, combined with the awesome powers of my right-brain spatial recognition, caught a fundamental FLAW in your test!



The silhouette is 2-dimensional. You are correct about that. But notice the shadow... which is rendered in 3d, and suggests a counter-clockwise direction.



THAT'S why I can only see CCW. If I cover up the bottom of the image, I can see it either way.





Was it a trick test? Did I get it right?



This actually illustrates one of the dangers of buying into pop psychology. It's never as simple as all that...

Answer 2

I initially saw it turning Clockwise, but just as I tried to understand how it works (analyze it) it started turning Counter Clockwise: Very interesting.



This is fitting because I have been trying to reach a balance between my right-brain functions and my Left-brain functions. It once bothered me that "girls" in my class were able to come up with correct answers, but when I would ask them how they derived at the answer, they would simply reply, "I just know". Sometimes I would think they just didn't want to share their method of solving the problems: That kind of bugged me.



Today, I now understand they are tapping into a stream of "divine consciousness" available to all if we just learn to relax and listen (meditate). Using this technique, I was once able to "guess" the shapes of seven out of seven hidden objects: This is nearly impossible to do by chance alone. I am also now able to feel (sense) what some women are "feeling". They don't seem to be from a different planet anymore: Now they just seem to be from another country. LOL!



The movement of the dancer is very relaxing, I wonder what effect that has on what we perceive? It would have made a great screen saver.



Edit: 2-24-09

I noticed that if you look at the right side of the picture and concentrate on the leg as it swings by, the dancer spins clockwise: Likewise, If you look at the left side of the picture and concentrate on the leg as it swings by, the dancer spins counterclockwise.

Answer 3

That's so interesting. I see her spinning clockwise, and it's true that I'm very right-brain dominant and have always been that way. We're sometimes thought of as dumb by the leftbrainers. We grasp information but often can't articulate how we know things since it's more intuitive based rather than logical. I read somewhere that Albert Einstein was actually right-brained.



Added 2*24*09

Every time I look at it, she is predominantly going clockwise only. The only way I have been able to see it change to counter-clockwise is by looking at it with my peripheral vision for awhile. Very intriguing how our brains process information!! It just goes to show that many people can look at the same exact picture and see something different.

Answer 4

How odd. I see it as counter clockwise, and though I've looked for another minute to see if I can see the dancer spin clockwise, I find it difficult to get away from seeing the left jawbone and left leg lead the 'spin'. What does that say about me as a person eh? Once I have my mind set on something it's a difficult thing to change? Not a good quality!

I've tried covering up her legs, then her upper body, I've tried relaxing my eyes and also staring at the right side of the screen. No avail.



Interesting tidbit to share. Thanks!

Answer 5

I have taken multiple right & left brain tests I am middle brained

though we are not a large group we don't need to be ignored.

Answer 6

left

Answer 7

Left,I saw it change..That doesn't make sense.