Studies of Lexical Ambiguity Suggest Which of the Following Conclusions

question 27

Multiple Choice

Studies of lexical ambiguity suggest which of the following conclusions?

• A) we automatically activate all meanings of ambiguous words regardless of context
• B) we activate the most common meaning of a word and consider alternatives only when the common meaning is inappropriate
• C) we are more likely to activate the meaning that is relevant to the current context, especially if that is the dominant meaning
• D) phoneme monitoring is not a precise enough technique to investigate lexical ambiguity

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Definitions:

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Amygdala

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