The Cohort Model Proposes That When We Hear the Word

The cohort model proposes that when we hear the word "basketball," the first step in word recognition is

A) activating all of the words that relate to the meaning of basketball.
B) activation of all of the words that look similar to the word basketball.
C) activation of no concepts at all except for the word basketball.
D) activation of all of the words that begin with the same sounds as basketball.