- Associationism
Associationism in philosophy refers to the idea that mental processes operate by the association of one state with its successor states. The idea is first recorded in
Plato andAristotle , especially with regard to the succession of memories. Members of the principally British "Associationist School", includingJohn Locke ,David Hume ,James Mill , andJohn Stuart Mill , asserted that the principle applied to all or most mental processes. Later members of the school developed very specific principles specifying how associations worked and even a physiological mechanism bearing no resemblance to modernneurophysiology . For a much fuller explanation of the intellectual history of associationism and the "Associationist School", seeAssociation of Ideas , an edited version of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica article of the same name.Some of the ideas of the Associationist School anticipated behaviorist psychology, especially the idea of
conditioning .Fact|date=September 2007In social theory
In the early
history of socialism , associationism was one term used by early-nineteenth-century followers of theutopia n theories of such thinkers asRobert Owen ,Claude Henri de Saint-Simon , andCharles Fourier to describe their beliefs.Fact|date=October 2007ee also
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Association (psychology)
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* [http://www.rc.umd.edu/cstahmer/cogsci/index.html Pre-History of Cognitive Science] .
* [http://www.archive.org/details/historyoftheasso007979mbp Howard C. Warren, A History Of The Association Psychology, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921]
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Associationism — As*so ci*a tion*ism, n. (Philos.) The doctrine or theory held by associationists. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
associationism — 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 • associationist noun • associationistic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
associationism — associationist, adj., n. associationistic, adj. /euh soh see ay sheuh niz euhm, shee ay /, n. Psychol. any of several theories that explain complex psychological phenomena as being built up from the association of simple sensations, stimuli and… … Universalium
associationism — noun A theory that association (of experiences etc) is the basis of consciousness and mental activity … Wiktionary
associationism — In psychology, the theory that man s understanding of the world occurs through ideas associated with sensory experience rather than through innate ideas. * * * as·so·ci·a·tion·ism ə .sō sē ā shə .niz əm, .sō shē n a reductionist school of… … Medical dictionary
associationism — noun a theory in philosophy or psychology which regards the simple association of ideas or sensations as the primary basis of meaning, thought, or learning. Derivatives associationist noun & adjective … English new terms dictionary
associationism — as·so·ci·a·tion·ism … English syllables
associationism — as•so•ci•a•tion•ism [[t]əˌsoʊ siˈeɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm, ʃiˈeɪ [/t]] n. psl any theory that explains complex psychological phenomena as built up from combinations of simple sensory and behavioral elements • Etymology: 1830–40 as•so ci•a′tion•ist, adj. n.… … From formal English to slang
associationism — noun (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity • Syn: ↑association theory • Topics: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science • Hypernyms: ↑scientific theory … Useful english dictionary
Ассоцианизм (associationism) — Ассоц. идей это интуитивное представление о том, что идеи группируются вместе (ассоциируются) нек рым поддающимся толкованию способом. Напр., услышав слово «лошадь», мы, вероятно, подумаем о «животном», «наезднике» или «скачках», но не о… … Психологическая энциклопедия
