Most Left-Handed People

question 428

Multiple Choice

Most left-handed people:

• A) are right-hemisphere dominant for language, the opposite pattern of right-handed people.
• B) are left-hemisphere dominant for language, like most right-handed people.
• C) are bilateral, using both hemispheres equally for virtually all tasks, including speech and language tasks.
• D) are right-hemisphere dominant for language in their childhood but become increasingly more left-hemisphere dominant by early adulthood.

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