stereotypy
- noun
- /ˈstɛrɪəˌtɑpi/
- Specialized
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estereotipia
- The therapist noted that his patient was showing signs of stereotypy by repeatedly tapping her fingers on the table.
Examples
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Here it is significant that every aspect of the preparation, mixing, serving, and drinking of yaqona involves behavioral stereotypy.
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During times of stress, some animals exhibit stereotypy by pacing back and forth in their cages.
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Stereotypy, as measured by gamma, actually declined in both studies with the emergence of length 4 trips.
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However, top feature variables most likely to be associated with the position and movement mechanics for each behavior appear to be repeatable across individuals, indicating varying degrees of stereotypy (Table 5).
Academic text (2018) -
Clearly, further work is needed to develop a measure of stereotypy that takes account of the particular change in locomotion under amphetamine, which is manifested as an increase in patrolling around the perimeter of the apparatus.
Academic text (1992) -
In their discussion, the authors point out that "Locomotor stereotypy was usually accompanied by repetitions of trips of '1'." (Mueller et al., 1989b, p. 505).
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Many autistic children may develop stereotypy through flapping their hands or rocking back and forth.
Synonyms
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4.4
A regular pattern of actions done as a habit or custom
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5.3
A usual way of behaving, speaking, or moving that makes a person easy to recognize
How Repetitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
stereotypy = stereotype (semi-transparent) = stereo + typ + y
While the components 'stereo' and 'type' are clear, the specific meaning related to repetitive behavior is not directly inferable.
Etymology
Stereotypy comes from the Greek roots stereos 'solid' and typos 'impression' and gives the idea of a fixed pattern. So a stereotypy in behaviour is a steady, repeated action that a person or animal does again and again.