associationism
Ideas through connection
Associationism is a theory in psychology holding that mental life can be explained by the association of ideas—that complex thoughts arise from simpler ones linked through experience, repetition, or similarity.
The doctrine dominated early psychology and influenced behaviorism: Pavlov's experiments supported associationism's core claims.
The term also applies loosely to any emphasis on learned connections between stimuli and responses.
Scottish Enlightenment philosopher
- LockeEnglish empiricist philosopher's surname
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
- mentalismDoctrine of primacy of thought
contiguity · similarity · contrast · ideas · mind · sensation · perception · experience
Connected system of parts
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- bondingForming close connections
- contiguityState of touching directly
- co-occurrenceJoint presence in context
pairing · chaining · sequence · frequency · recency · vividness · resemblance · cause and effect
Conditioning reflex discoverer
- SkinnerBehaviorism's leading theorist
- WatsonCommon English surname
- behavioralRelating to conduct
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
response · operant · classical conditioning · shaping · rewards · punishment · contingency · aversive
Mind's retention capacity
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- attentionFocused mental awareness
recognition · priming · schemas · recall · pattern recognition · cue
Learned behavioral adaptation
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
retention · recall · repetition · memorization · encoding · consolidation · retrieval · mnemonics
Hume
Scottish Enlightenment philosopher
- LockeEnglish empiricist philosopher's surname
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
mentalism · contiguity · similarity · contrast · ideas · mind · sensation · perception · experience · reflection
linkage
Connected system of parts
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- bondingForming close connections
- contiguityState of touching directly
co-occurrence · pairing · chaining · sequence · frequency · recency · vividness · resemblance · cause and effect · concatenation
Pavlov
Conditioning reflex discoverer
- SkinnerBehaviorism's leading theorist
- WatsonCommon English surname
- behavioralRelating to conduct
stimulus · response · operant · classical conditioning · shaping · rewards · punishment · contingency · aversive · extinction
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
attention · recognition · priming · schemas · recall · pattern recognition · cue
conditioning
Learned behavioral adaptation
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
acquisition · retention · recall · repetition · memorization · encoding · consolidation · retrieval · mnemonics · practice
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