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Saying sorry isn’t always enough to earn forgiveness but you have more
chance of getting your message across if you speak into someone’s right ear,
research indicates.
Scientists found that when we are angry, the right ear becomes more
receptive to sound than the left.
The discovery has led to the theory that by targeting the right ear, the
penitent are more likely to succeed in talking someone round.
Researchers came to the conclusion after carrying out hearing tests on 30
young men who had been worked up into a fury.
The participants were given a folder of hostile statements to read to anger
them, while scientists observed their heart rate, blood pressure and
testosterone levels rise.
The research team from the University of Valencia found that when angry,
the participants’ right ears were significantly more susceptible to sound.
However, there was no change in the left ear, according to the research,
published in the journal Hormones and Behaviour.
It is thought this is because the left side of the brain processes sounds
that come in through the right ear.
If anger activates it, noise from the right, but not the left, will be
heard more keenly.
Previous research has shown that if you want to persuade someone to do
something, you should also speak in their right ear
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发表于 2016-7-10 17:42:35