perseveration

n. 1. In general, the repetition of an act after it has become inappropriate. 2. Inappropriate repetition of behavior, often seen after frontal lobe brain damage. 3. The continuation of a lower level of language performance after a developmental stage has been finished, as in the continuation of baby talk by schoolage children. 4. The inability to discontinue a behavior pattern when it is not successful, which is often characteristic of an inability to learn. 5. The repetition of a learning experience so as to consolidate learning.