People with schizophrenia who tend to string words together because they rhyme or sound alike are engaging in ______.
A) blocking
B) clanging
C) neologisms
D) perseveration

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Clanging is a symptom of schizophrenia in which the person speaks in a pattern of rhyming or sound-alike words that lack logical connection or meaning. Blocking is a symptom in which thoughts and speech are suddenly interrupted, neologisms involve creating new words or phrases, and perseveration refers to the tendency to repeat words or phrases.

People with Schizophrenia Who Tend to String Words Together Because