without knowing it, favour people and
objects to your right: that’s the finding of
a Chicago University study into how
hand-orientation affects our choices. In
one experiment, a simulated election, 15%
more right-handers voted for candidates
positioned on the right of the ballot paper
than did left-handers. (The bias works
the opposite way for lefties.) Daniel
Casasanto, who led the research, explained
that we all have “clumsy” and “fluent”
sides; unconsciously, we’re drawn to
objects in the area we associate with
fluency. To impress someone, therefore,
it’s best to sit on their dominant side; while
those on a diet should rearrange their
fridges so unhealthy foods will be closer to
their weaker hand.
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