Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,920,149,542 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

perseverate
(redirected from perseverations)

    Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
per·sev·er·ate  (pr-sv-rt)
intr.v. per·sev·er·at·ed, per·sev·er·at·ing, per·sev·er·ates Psychology
To manifest or experience perseveration.
[Back-formation from perseveration.]
per·sever·ative adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.perseverate - psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated"
ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Errors or slips in any domain tend to be classifiable as anticipations (a unit appearing too early), perseverations (a recurring element), exchanges (or metatheses) of elements, or substitutions of one element for another (such as calling one person by another person's name).
A cognitive approach to brailling errors by Wells-Jensen, Sheri; Schwartz, Aaron; Gosche, Bradley / Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
Their communicative deficits have been well documented and may include poor memory, poor judgement, poor word finding skills, poor comprehension of spoken and written material, poor expressive language skills, verbal perseverations of words and ideas, poor topic maintenance, poor turn taking, poor discourse skills, and general disorientation or confusion.
Maximizing communication with the Alzheimer's patient by Mandel, Ellen / Nursing Homes
5 Recall Errors Perseverations (free and cued recall) -1.
A child with chronic manganese exposure from drinking water. (Grand ... by Bellinger, David / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.