associationism
Americannoun
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Origin of associationism
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; association + -ism
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Samuel Bailey's 'letters on the philosophy of the human mind,' published in 1855, are one of the ablest expressions of english associationism, and a book of real power.
From A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy by James, William
The insufficiency of associationism disappears if the content of consciousness is considered as variable not only as to quality and intensity but also as to vividness.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo
The antithesis is also misinterpreted, or at least wrongly narrowed, if it is called voluntarism versus associationism.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo
The whole theory of physiological associationism works evidently with two factors.
From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo
But without returning to apperceptionism we can overcome the one-sidedness of associationism if full use is made of the means which the world of phenomena offers to theory.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo
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