associationism
as·so·ci·a·tion·ism
noun\ə-ˌsō-sē-ˈā-shə-ˌni-zəm, -ˌsō-shē-\
Definition of ASSOCIATIONISM
: 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
— as·so·ci·a·tion·ist \-ˈā-sh(ə-)nist\ noun
— as·so·ci·a·tion·is·tic \-ˌā-shə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective
First Known Use of ASSOCIATIONISM
1875
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