Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning
Scientific Journal

The Comparison of Brain Quadrant Dominance (Style of Thinking) between Athletic and Non-Athletic Students

Document Type : Research Paper I Open Access I Released under CC BY-NC 4.0 license

Authors

Manijheh Arabi 1
Ali Seghatoleslami 2
Javad Fooladian 3

1 M.Sc. of Physical Education, Physical Education Faculty, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Motor Behavior, Physical Education Faculty, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Motor Behavior, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jmlm.2014.51871
Abstract
The aim of this research was to compare brain quadrant dominance between athletic and non-athletic students. For this purpose, 199 university students participating in Sport Olympiad Summer 1391 were selected as the athletic sample and 162 students as the non-athletic samples using simple random sampling method. The Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) was used for data collection. The results indicated a significant difference in A brain quadrant between the athletes and non-athletes and also in the B brain quadrant between athletes and non-athletes (P<0.05). The priorities of brain quadrants in both athletes and non-athletes were C, D, A, B respectively. The results showed that although the right section of the brain had more share in problem solving, the left side of the brain had this ability as well and the share of this side was significantly higher in athletic group than the non-athletes.

Keywords

athlete
brain dominance
brain quadrants
non-athlete
style of thinking
Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning
Volume 6, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
Autumn 2014
Pages 309-325

  • Receive Date 28 October 2013
  • Revise Date 15 December 2013
  • Accept Date 07 December 2013

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