A study released out of Italy today says it makes a difference what ear people talk into when making requests. Scientists claim that if you want to get someone to do something, tell them to do it in their right ear.
I found this study interesting. My hubby and I do most of our talking before going to sleep at night, I realize I am talking to his left ear the majority of the time because of what side of the bed he sits on at night. It explains so much!
The scientific reason given for why requests are handled better when spoken into the right ear is because the left side of the brain is what processes those requests. The left side of the brain is the one that deals with reason.
Think about what ear you use when you hold the phone. I use my right. Scientists noticed in this study that most people use their right.
The study consisted of three separate tests of clubbers. They found in the first test that while loud music was playing, clubbers would talk to one another using the right ear.
The second test was also done in a club in which researchers mumbled something inaudible then waited to see what ear was offered. Fifty-eight percent offered their right ear.
The final test was one where researchers asked those in the club for a cigarette alternating which ear they put the request in. They received significant more cigarettes when asking into the right ear.
I am not sure that the test were very conclusive on valid because other factors could of played in during these tests such as was the speakers on the left side or did people just not have a cigarette to give.
Scientifically, though, the results make sense. Professor Sophie Scott, of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, said in the BBC News, "Most people process speech and language on the left-hand side of the brain and while it is not cut-and-dry a lot of what goes in our right ear will be dealt with by the left-side of the brain."
I guess tonight I should change sides with my hubby and next time he says he never heard me, maybe he really didn't. One thing is for certain, from now on, I am talking only in his right ear!
