You Are Shown the Character "1

You are shown the character "1." When presented in the figure 2,134, you call it a "one"; when it is presented in the word "lift" you call it the letter "L." Why do you perceive it differently across the two situations when the actual character has not changed?

A) You have learned two names for the character.
B) You perceive that the context "2,134" is different from the context "lift."
C) Because you are a skilled reader, you can perceive the subtle differences in the shape of the character.
D) Both a and b.

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