Lexical Ambiguity Studies Show That People Access Ambiguous Words Based

question 22

Multiple Choice

Lexical ambiguity studies show that people access ambiguous words based on

• A) the identification of a single meaning for that word.
• B) the meaning dominance of each definition of the word.
• C) the word that comes immediately before and the word that comes immediately after the ambiguous word in the sentence.
• D) a bottom-up progression of meaning comprehension.

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Definitions:

Significant Others

Individuals who have a significant influence on one's life, often a partner, family member, or close friend.

Perceived Behavioral Control

An individual’s beliefs about whether he or she can actually perform the behavior in question.

Attitude-Behavior Consistency

The extent to which an individual's attitudes are reflected in their actual behaviors.

Abstract Concept

An idea that does not have a physical form or is not concretely observable.