Matilda is usually a kind, helpful, and easygoing person. She is high on which of the Big Five traits?

Gertrude, a mentally sharp but physically impaired resident at a local assisted-living facility, complains that the staff talks to her as if she were a baby. The staff is using:

A) elderspeak. B) lazy communication style. C) oldster speak. D) ageist language.

Inappropriate but persistent repetition of the same words or train of thought is ______

a. blocking b. clanging c. neologisms d. perseveration