ASSOCIATIONISM


Meaning of ASSOCIATIONISM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ə - ˌ s ō -s ē - ' ā -sh ə - ˌ ni-z ə m, - ˌ s ō -sh ē -

Function: noun

Date: 1875

: a reductionist school of psychology that holds that the content of consciousness can be explained by the association and reassociation of irreducible sensory and perceptual elements

– as · so · ci · a · tion · ist \ - ' ā -sh( ə -)nist \ noun

– as · so · ci · a · tion · is · tic \ - ˌ ā -sh ə - ' nis-tik \ adjective

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