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associationism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | association theory |
| Type of | scientific theory |
Examples of associationism
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James disagreed with associationism in that he believed it to be too simple.
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James studied closely the schools of thought known as associationism and spiritualism.
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Erasmus Darwin based his theories on David Hartley's psychological theory of associationism.
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Whereas in associationism, ideas and behaviors are separate, in spiritualism, they are connected.
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For Fodor, this position emerges naturally out of his criticism of behaviourism and associationism.
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Therefore, he recommended breaking apart spiritualism and associationism and using the parts of them that make the most sense.
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But just as innatism gives the mind too much credit for time and space, associationism gives it too little credit for art and creativity in general.
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Associationism is too simple in that it does not account for decision-making of future behaviors, and memory of what worked well and what did not.
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James therefore chose to combine the views of spiritualism and associationism to create his own way of thinking that he believed to make the most sense.
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- (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity
- Associationism in philosophy refers to the idea that mental processes operate by the association of one state with its successor states.
- The theory that your mind and its contents may be reduced to simple, discrete experiences that combine to form all aspects of the life of your mind.
- A theory about human learning that explains complex psychological phenomena in terms of coincidental relationships. ...
