If Darren's brain is like that of most people, then the majority of language skills will be handled by his
A) corpus callosum.
B) occipital lobe.
C) right cerebral hemisphere.
D) left cerebral hemisphere.
Answer: D
Rationale: Virtually all right-handed and about two thirds of left-handed individuals show language dominance in the left hemisphere.
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