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Orientations Inventory

This document contains an orientations inventory intended to assess whether a person has a left brain or right brain dominance. It consists of 27 statements with options to check a or b. The respondent's choices are then tallied up and compared to identify if they have more left brain or right brain responses. The document provides instructions on how to complete and score the inventory in order to interpret the results.

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Orientations Inventory

This document contains an orientations inventory intended to assess whether a person has a left brain or right brain dominance. It consists of 27 statements with options to check a or b. The respondent's choices are then tallied up and compared to identify if they have more left brain or right brain responses. The document provides instructions on how to complete and score the inventory in order to interpret the results.

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ORIENTATIONS INVENTORY

Instructions: Respond to each of statements 1 through 18 and 20 through 26 by writing a check mark in the blank that
completes the statements so that it is more true for you or is true for you more of the time than the alternative.
Complete items 19 and 27 by following the specific instructions written next to each of those item numbers.

1. When planning the activities of my day, I usually


a. make a list of all the things I need to accomplish.
b. picture the places I will go, people I will see, things I will do.

2. I prefer to
a. Summarize readings
b. Outline readings.

3. When I need to motivate myself, what works best is


a. Competing with myself.
b. Competing with others.

4. When I go to a movie, I usually sit


a. On the left side of the theater.
b. On the right side of the theater.

5. When I approach a problem, I am likely to


a. Try to find the one best way to solve it.
b. Think of a number of different ways to solve it.

6. When preparing myself for a new difficult task, I am more likely you
a. Compile extensive information about the task.
b. Visualize myself accomplishing the task.

7. I am skilled in
a. The statistical, scientific prediction of outcomes.
b. The intuitive prediction of outcomes.

8. When I meet someone it is easier for me to


a. Remember the person’s name.
b. Remember the person’s face.

9. When I shop I have the tendency to buy


a. on impulse.
b. after carefully reading the labels and comparing costs.

10. Generally speaking, I absorb new ideas best by


a. contrasting them to other ideas.
b. applying them to concrete situations.

11. Daydreaming is
a. a viable tool for planning and problem solving.
b. a waste of time.
12. I am strongest at recalling
a. a spatial imagery (the room arrangement, where people sat, etc.)
b. verbal materials (name, dates, etc.)

13. To outline a scheme to someone, I am likely to


a. use a paper and a pencil.
b. explain it orally.

14. During oral explanations I am generally


a. attentive.
b. restless.

15. When someone gives me an assignment, I would rather have


a. Specific instructions.
b. Flexible instructions.

16. After attending a good movie, I enjoy


a. Visualizing scenes from the movie in my mind.
b. Quoting dialog from the movie.

17. I learn athletics better by


a. Watching someone and getting the feel of the game.

b. Thinking about the sequence and repeating the steps.

18. If I had a choice, I would rather work


a. By myself.

b. On a team.

19. Check all of the following statements that you feel are true about you
I am outgoing and work well with others.
I enjoy swimming.
I enjoy skiing.
I enjoy bicycling.
I am good at thinking up new ideas.
I can understand schematics and diagrams.
I like to relax and just do nothing.
I enjoy dancing.
I like to paint or to sketch.
I strongly visualize the characters, setting, and plot of a book.
I postpone making telephone calls.
I enjoy fishing.
I enjoy running.
Ideas frequently come to me out of nowhere.
It is easy for me to read people’s body language.
I like to sing in the shower.
I enjoy rearranging my furniture and decorating my home.
20. When I read a recommendation, I am likely to pay the most attention to
a. The ideas that are behind the recommendation.
b. Whether or not the recommendation can be accomplished.

21. When reading a paper, I read


a. To understand the main ideas.
b. To understand the details and facts.

22. I prefer to learn


a. Systematically through ordered and planned experiences.
b. Through free explorations.

23. I have a tendency to make decisions


a. After careful thought and analysis.
b. On a gut level or by hunch.

24. It is more fun to


a. Plan realistically for the future.
b. Dream about the future.

25. I like to organize things


a. To show relationships.
b. To show sequence.

26. I am more skilled at solving problems


a. Intuitively.
b. Logically and rationally.

27. Check all of the following statements that you fell are true about you:

I have a place for everything and system for doing things.


I enjoy sewing.
I enjoy chess.
I enjoy photography.
I can extract meaning from contracts, instructional manuals, and legal documents.
I find it satisfying to plan and arrange the details of the trip.
I like to collect things.
I enjoy working on home improvements.
I can easily find words in dictionary and names in phone books.
I take notes at meetings and lectures.
I enjoy writing.
I play bridge.
I am results oriented.
I enjoy reading.
I play musical instruments.
I enjoy doing crossword puzzles.
My work is organized, efficient, and orderly.
ORIENTATIONS SCORING AND INTERPRETATION SHEET
Instructions:

For items 1 through 18 and 20 through 26, refer to your inventory and circle the letter of
the completion that you checked for each item. For items 19 and 27, follow the specific
instructions written beside each of those item numbers.

Left Brain Right Brain Left Brain Right Brain


1. a b 10. b a
2. b a 11. b a
3. b a 12. b a
4. a b 13. b a
5. a b 14. a b
6. a b 15. a b
7. a b 16. b a
8. a b 17. b a
9. b a 18. a b
19. All statements are right brain; 17 check marks are possible. Statements
with check marks are right brain responses; statements without check
marks are left brain responses. Count your check marks and write your
totals below:
Left-brain responses (without check marks):
Right-brain responses (with check marks):

20. b a
21. b a
22. a b
23. a b
24. a b
25. b a
26. b a
27. All statements are left brain; 17 check marks are possible. Statements
with check marks are left-brain responses; statements without check
marks are right-brain responses. Count your check marks and write your
totals below:

Left-brain responses (with check marks):


Right-brain responses (without check marks):

Total Number of Left-Brain Responses:


Total Number of Right-Brain Responses:

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