Judged: two independent readers; copy check clear.
perseverative error
perseverative error A perseverative error is a repeated mistake in which a person keeps responding according to an old rule even after the situation has changed and feedback indicates a new rule is needed.
A perseverative error is a repeated mistake in which a person keeps responding according to an old rule even after the situation has changed and feedback indicates a new rule is needed. In the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, this means continuing to sort by a previous feature such as color or shape instead of shifting to the new sorting rule.