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During a long car trip, lex and nicole asked "are we there yet?" so many times that their father became irritated. his children were exhibiting _____.

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The answer to this question is perseveration
In psychology, perseveration refers to the repetitive actions of a certain particular response. In majority of cases, perseveration in children is simply caused by curiosity. But in some cases, it maybe causes by brain injuries or some other Organic Disorder.
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