association

Connection between ideas or mental states due to similarity or proximity in psychology

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Also known as linking · association of ideas

Subclass of: mental state
, connection
Part of: psychological terminology

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Association in psychology refers to a mental connection between concepts, events, or mental states that usually stems from specific experiences. Associations are seen throughout several schools of thought in psychology, including behaviorism, associationism, psychoanalysis, social psychology, and structuralism. The idea stems from Plato and Aristotle, especially about the succession of memories, and it was carried on by philosophers such as John Locke, David Hume, David Hartley, and James Mill. It finds its place in modern psychology in such areas as memory, learning, and the study of neural pathways.

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Cause: interaction class of object(s) of occurrence: mental state, idea
Different from: conflation
association
Partially coincident with: conflation

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