word-association test

noun

word-as·so·ci·a·tion test | \ ˈwərd-ə-ˌsō-sē-ˈā-shən-

, -shē- \

Definition of word-association test

: a test of personality and mental function in which the subject is required to respond to each of a series of words with the first word that comes to mind or with a word of a specified class of words (such as antonyms)

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Recent Examples on the Web An ensuing word-association test devolved into an increasingly dangerous exchange of racial slurs. — Washington Post, 19 May 2021

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“Word-association test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word-association%20test. Accessed 18 May. 2022.

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