Psychology in Your Life (Second Edition)
Psychology in Your Life (Second Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393265156
Author: Sarah Grison, Michael Gazzaniga
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 2, Problem 1BCC-60
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Why left-handed people may experience more negative emotions than right-handed people.

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Brain laterality is the concept that the two halves of the brain are not alike. They have different functions. The left side of the brain controls the right side of the body, and vice versa. The left side of the brain is also associated with language and logic, whereas the right side of the brain is involved with creativity.

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Since the way the two brain hemispheres are activated may be imbalanced in left-handed individuals, they have a tendency to process their emotions differently than right-handers. It is possible that lefties may experience more negative emotions because they live in a world in which they are the minority. Everything from language to kitchen tools favors those who predominantly use their right hands.

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