All of the following statements about brain lateralization are accurate EXCEPT
a. full lateralization of language occurs near the end of early childhood.
b. some degree of lateralization is present in the human fetus.
c. hemispheric specialization is based solely on personality type.
d. fetuses and adults listen to language with the right ear.
e. most people who are not left-brain dominant have mixed dominance.
c. hemispheric specialization is based solely on personality type.
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