perseverative.

Repeating a thought or response even when it no longer fits the situation.

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Words that belong together

• perseverative response
• perseverative thinking

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The task recorded perseverative responses after the rule changed.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: uncommon.