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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Studies of lexical ambiguity suggest that we are more likely to activate the meaning that is relevant to the current context, especially if that is the dominant meaning. This means that we do not automatically activate all meanings of ambiguous words and we do not always choose the most common meaning, but rather the one that is most appropriate for the context in which the word is being used. Phoneme monitoring is not directly related to the study of lexical ambiguity and is therefore not a relevant conclusion.

Studies of Lexical Ambiguity Suggest Which of the Following Conclusions