connectionism

[ kuh-nek-shuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

, Psychology.

1. the theory that all mental processes can be described as the operation of inherited or acquired bonds between stimulus and response.

connectionism

/ kəˈnɛkʃənɪzəm /

noun

1. psychol the theory that the connections between brain cells mediate thought and govern behaviour

Word History and Origins

Origin of connectionism¹

connection + -ism