Editing Homophone (section)

===Use as ambiguous information===
Homophones, specifically heterographs, where one spelling is of a threatening nature and one is not (''e.g.'' slay/sleigh, war/wore) have been used in studies of [[anxiety]] as a test of cognitive models that those with high anxiety tend to interpret ambiguous information in a threatening manner.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Mogg, K. |author2=Bradley, B.P. |author3=Miller, T. |author4=Potts, H. |author5=Glenwright, J. |author6=Kentish, J. |year=1994 |title=Interpretation of homophones related to threat: Anxiety or response bias effects? |journal=Cognitive Therapy and Research |volume=18 |issue=5 |pages=461–477 |doi=10.1007/BF02357754|s2cid=36150769 }}</ref>