Regarding Handedness,which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 6

Multiple Choice

Regarding handedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Left-handed locomotive engineers have higher accident rates with a possible cause being the locomotive controls were designed for right-handed persons.
• B) Left-handed persons have a higher incidence of allergies and learning disorders.
• C) Individualist cultures have half as many left-handed persons as collectivist cultures.
• D) The shortage of very old lefties may reflect that more left-handed children were forced to become right-handed, so the lefties are masquerading as righties.

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