Which of the following is TRUE regarding hand preference handedness?

a. A premature birth is more common among left-handed infants.
b. Left-handed people are less likely to have problems learning to read than right- handed people.
c. Children do not show hand preference until the middle of kindergarten when they are learning to write.
d. Left-handed people tend to have poorer verbal and math ability than right-handed people.


Answer: A

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