perseverate

英 [ˌpə'sɪvɪəreɪt] 美 [ˌpɜː'səvɪəeɪt]

• vi. 表现执拗；[医]患持续言语症

英英释义

Verb:

1. psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus;

   "The subjects in this study perseverated"