Which of the following statements about hemispheric specialization is true?
a) Each hemisphere tends to specialize in different abilities and tends to process different kinds of information
b) Most processes take place in only one hemisphere of the brain.
c) Women are more likely than men to have language lateralized to the left hemisphere.
d) In most right-handed people, the right hemisphere is unable to process language.
A
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a. improving the couple's patterns of communications and mutual expectations b. changing the behavior of the person in the marriage who is the source of the couple's problems c. desensitization techniques to help the marital partners become more tolerant of each other d. exploring the marital partners' childhoods to understand the source of the current conflicts