ASSOCIATION OF IDEAS

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N., Pam M.S.
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the process by which simple perceptions and ideas are combined into a total idea, which may vary in complexity and abstractness. For example, connecting the relatively simple idea of four legs, a furry coat, and a certain shape and size, into the compound concept cat.

ASSOCIATION OF IDEAS: "The association of ideas is the combining of ideas into a central concept. "

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SIMPLE IDEAS
  2. SOCIOGENIC
  3. ELABORATION
  4. ANTITHESIS
  5. MENTAL MECHANICS
  6. AUDITORY FILTER
  7. CONSTRUCTIVE THEORY OF PERCEPTION
  8. EXTRACEPTION
  9. SOCIAL INTEGRATION
  10. PERCEPTRON
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "ASSOCIATION OF IDEAS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/association-of-ideas/ (accessed September 18, 2021).
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