A Reader Comes Across the Ambiguous Word "Bark" When Reading

question 26

Multiple Choice

A reader comes across the ambiguous word "bark" when reading a sentence,yet she has absolutely no difficulty understanding its intended meaning.Based on the research on lexical ambiguity,why was she able to disambiguate the word?

• A)Because of the degree of emotional reactivity she experienced when she heard the word.
• B)Because of the frequency with which she has used the word in the past week.
• C)Because of the contextual information.
• D)Because of the pattern of eye movements that she makes.

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Definitions:

Simple Regression

A statistical method for modeling the relationship between a single independent variable and a dependent variable by fitting a linear equation to observed data.

Multiple Regression

A statistical technique that models the relationship between a dependent variable and two or more independent variables by fitting a linear equation to observed data.

Regression Line

A line in regression analysis that best fits a set of data points, representing the predicted relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable.

Slope

The measure of the steepness or angle of a line, representing the rate of change between two variables.