ASSOCIATION


Meaning of ASSOCIATION in English

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In psychology, the process of forming mental connections or bonds between sensations, ideas, or memories.

Though discussed by the ancient Greeks (in terms of similarities, contrasts, and contiguities), the "association of ideas" was first proposed by David Hume , John Stuart Mill , Herbert Spencer , and William James . Ivan Pavlov used objective methods to study the phenomenon, resulting in his identification of the conditioned reflex (see conditioning ). Within psychoanalysis , the therapist encourages "free association" in order to help identify latent conflicts . Practitioners of Gestalt psychology and others have criticized associationist theories as too all-embracing, while some theorists of cognitive psychology have made it central to their theory of memory .

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American Association of Retired Persons

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

association football

Young Men's Christian Association

Algerian Reformist Ulama' Association of

American Bar Association

American Medical Association

American Protective Association

Association of Caribbean States

bar association

commercial association

European Free Trade Association

International Working Men's Association

Lions Clubs International Association of

National Basketball Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Education Association

National Rifle Association

savings and loan association

{{link=Universal Negro Improvement Association">Universal Negro Improvement Association

Latin American Integration Association

Latin American Free Trade Association LAFTA

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity.

National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations.

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