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, her ability to disambiguate the word most likely resulted from
a. the degree of emotional reactivity she experienced when she heard the word.
b. the frequency with which she has used the word in the past week.
c. contextual information, which is used to determine which definition is appropriate.
d. the pattern of eye movements that she makes.
Answer: c. contextual information, which is used to determine which definition is appropriate.
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