A _____ is a creation of artificial words; _____ is a combination of words and phrases into incomprehensible sentences.
A. syntax error; pragmatic error
B. neologism; world salad
C. flight of ideas; word soup
D. pragmatism; flight of ideas
Answer: B. neologism; world salad
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a. used stage mentalists and performers. b. reinterpreted his results when they appeared negative. c. did not use adequate security or controls. d. was using methods common to clinical psychology exclusively.
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a. attachment. c. bonding. b. natural parenting. d. attachment-in-the-making.
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