Regarding Handedness, Which of the Following Is FALSE

question 208

Multiple Choice

Regarding handedness, which of the following is FALSE?

• A) Students who are extremely gifted in math are much more likely to be left-handed or ambidextrous.
• B) Left-handed persons typically experience more language loss after damage to the brain and recover more slowly than right-handed persons.
• C) Left-handers are more symmetrical in eye dominance, fingerprints, and foot size than right-handers.
• D) The physical size and shape of the two cerebral hemispheres are more alike in left-handed persons than in right-handed persons.

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