According to the Current Explanation for How We Process an Ambiguous

question 48

Multiple Choice

According to the current explanation for how we process an ambiguous word,

• A) we typically ignore ambiguity until after we have completely processed the sentence.
• B) context constrains the activation of alternative meanings from the very beginning of processing. Therefore, many alternative meanings are never really considered.
• C) activation builds up equally for all meanings of an ambiguous item.
• D) initially activation builds up for the most familiar meanings of a word; then context helps to eliminate the irrelevant meanings.