Show V4 PEOPLE QUIZBy John E Armstrong Carpet Gibson Lefty or Righty? How Handedness Affects You TRUE OR FALSE? who are neither nor solely but are equally adept in the use of both hands tend to have a different attitude and outlook on life than those who d or are either 1 People right-hande- d right-hande- 2 How much you smoke is likely to depend on whether d or you’re right-hande- 3 Next to bur eyes we depend most on our hands to aid us in making our way 4 Your hands aie not only controlled by your brain but the way you use them tells a great deal about how your brain is functioning 5 People who talk with their hands — who accompany their words with a variety of gestures — would have difficulty thinking if they didn’t use their hands ANSWERS True Studies at San Jose State University (Calif) show personality differinteresting ences in persons who are equally adept with both hands Personality tests showed that were more more likely to perceive themselves as in control of their fate than either rightThe handers or latter tended to think of themselves more as “pawns of circumstance” controlled by fate 1 mixed-hande- rs Other investigations right-hande- I have shown that the extent to which d you are is or mixed-hande- d related to the function of "different hemispheres of the human brain” Incidentally research at University of California's Institute of Human Learning has shown that handedness Is "a continuum ranging from strong to a across strong ranging from moderate through strongly Is found in approxi10 percent of the mately population" 2 True University of Michigan Investigators made a study of the smoking habits of a random sample of nearly 1500 and ss mixed-handedne- right-hande- who were interviewed by the questionnaire method Finding: A far greater percentage of lefthanders (78 percent) smoked compared with (60 percent) regardless of sex race or social class And "68 smoked percent of 10 or more cigarettes daily compared with 49 percent of Among males it was found that 18 percent of all never smoked compared to 7 percent of all right-hande- rs rs right-hande- rs right-hande- rs men” 3 True Though we' take our hands for granted they play a far more vital and multifaceted role In our lives than most of us are conscious of Psychologists Barry Brickhn Zygmunt A and Edwin E Wagner sum up their findings thusly: "Every minute of every day our hands serve us in a myriad of functions from the moment we rise in the morning until we go to sleep — and there is evidence that even in sleep our ki hands may continue to play an role along with our eyes They bring us into continuous contact with our environment They play an Integral role in practically all pleasure-producin- g active activities especially romantic relationships They are indispensable in helping us to obtain vital necessities The hands often constitute a final check on what Is real in the world when we feel as though we cannot trust our other senses (1 know it’s real because I can touch it1)" 4 True The same team of Investigators cites researchers who say that "both phylogenetic and ontogenetic studies have shown that the use of the hand is Intimately associated with the development of Intellectual capacities” Other studies bear out these findings and show that the correlation between intelligence and manual dexterity in Is exceedingly high 5 True As psychiatrist San- dor S Feldman has pointed out many people implement every thought or phrase with an exand their pressive movement mental processes are so directly associated with hand gestures that if their hands are kept from moving their ability to reason and communicate is im- - QM mediately affected FAMILY WEEKLY Nowmbsr 4 W “ 1 1011 North Main Logan VISIT ENJEMS CARPETS ROME NY CLINTON INTERIORS CLINTON IL |