word association test
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of word association test
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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The project uses an online word association test to gauge subconscious bias.
From MSNBC • Feb. 6, 2015
He psychoanalyzed Chicago politics by the "word association" test.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a word association test, to the word "climbing" visuals are apt to respond: "mountain"; hapticals: "hard."
From Time Magazine Archive
During a word association test one applicant linked tumor with friends because "they both grow on you."
From Time Magazine Archive
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