The Story of Genie Suggests That

question 19

Multiple Choice

The story of Genie suggests that:

• A) by age eight, a left hemisphere that has never been used for language has lost that capacity.
• B) humans do not lose their capacity to develop language.
• C) by age 13, a left hemisphere that has never been used for language has lost that capacity.
• D) after age 13, the right hemisphere will take over so that language will develop normally after that time.

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