Skip just created an all-boys club. He has even created words that only the other boys in the club can understand. What has Skip invented?
A) Echolalia
Incorrect. Echolalia refers to the rote repetition of something that another person says. Skip has created cryptophasia.
B) Synthesia
C) Cryptophasia
Correct. Cryptophasia is the phenomenon whereby twins create their own secret language. Though researchers hoped to show this as evidence of a special bond between twins, the phenomenon seems to be the result of language delays.
D) Holophrasia
Answer: C
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