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ASSOCIATIONISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does associationism mean?
• ASSOCIATIONISM (noun)
The noun ASSOCIATIONISM has 1 sense:
1. (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity
Familiarity information: ASSOCIATIONISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
association theory; associationism
Hypernyms ("associationism" is a kind of...):
scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
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