Psychobabble Is

question 112

Multiple Choice

Psychobabble is:

• A) an innate mental module that allows young children to develop communication skills.
• B) a pseudoscience covered by a veneer of psychological language.
• C) incoherent speech linked by remote associations called "word salads."
• D) a child's first word combinations which omit unnecessary words.

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Definitions:

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