perseveration
/pərˌsɛvəˈreɪʃən/
noun
- The act of continuing to do or say something repeatedly, often when it is no longer appropriate or effective.
- The teacher noticed the student's perseveration on a single math problem long after the lesson had moved on.
- The patient's perseveration caused him to repeat the same question over and over.
- In the meeting, her perseveration on the same point frustrated her colleagues.
- In psychology, the tendency to persist in a behavior or response after the original stimulus has ended.
- The therapist worked with the child to reduce perseveration during play activities.
- Perseveration is a common symptom in some forms of brain injury.
- Studies show that perseveration can interfere with learning new tasks.
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