thinking critically blog

Where would we be without research? It has contributed to a lot of major things. I'm sure that a lot of research was put into making this very computer and light over my head. However, we also use research as individuals everyday of our lives. We walk into the lunch room and observe those around us to figure out who we would fit in with better and have the best conversations with at the lunch table. Not only that kind of research, but also scientific research contributes to our everyday lives. Where would we be without modern medicine? In Psychology, there is also research on behaviors and actions. For instance, I read an article in PsyBlog that was called Persuasion: The Right-Ear Advantage. This kind of research also contributes to our daily lives. For instance, I learned that language is processed by the left side of the brain. Being the the left side of the brain controls the right side of your body, your right ear is what gives the language portion of the brain it's input, helping you to understand what is being said. In this experiment, they found that if you want to persuade someone, you are twice as likely to get what you are asking for if you say it directly into the right ear. So, by reading this article, I learned how to better my chance of getting what I want from my parents. :) I also learned why I have to hold my phone up to my right ear to get the most out of the conversation although my hearing is better in my left. It was really interesting.