associatory

Thân thiện

A student uses associatory learning to connect a picture of a bell with a treat.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination: Relating to the mental connection or linking of thoughts, memories, or concepts. This describes a cognitive process where one idea triggers another.
   • Synonymous with 'associative': Pertaining to association, especially in psychology and learning.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The therapist used associatory techniques to help the patient recall forgotten memories. (The techniques involved linking ideas to prompt memory.)
  • Dreams often have an associatory logic, connecting disparate images from our daily experiences. (The logic in dreams works by linking different images.)
  • This type of learning is associatory, as it connects a stimulus with a specific response. (The learning works by forming a link between two things.)

Advanced Usage

• "Associatory process": The cognitive mechanism of forming connections between mental elements.
  • Creative thinking relies heavily on a fluid associatory process.
• In psychology: Often used to describe learning (associatory learning) or thought patterns where elements are linked, such as in classical conditioning.
  • Pavlov's experiment is a classic example of associatory learning.

Variants and Related Words

• Associative (adj): The more common variant, identical in meaning.
  • Associative memory is key to how we remember stories.
• Association (n): The act of associating or the state of being associated; a connection or relationship.
  • There is a strong association between the smell of rain and childhood memories.
• Associate (v): To connect or bring into relation in thought.
  • People often associate the color red with danger.

Synonyms

• Connective: Serving to link things together.
• Linking: Connecting or joining.
• Relational: Concerning the way in which things are connected.

Antonyms

• Dissociative: Tending to disconnect or separate.
• Unrelated: Having no connection.

Related Phrases/Concepts

• Associatory learning: A learning principle where an organism learns to associate two stimuli or a stimulus with a behavior. (Note: This is a compound term listed here as a related concept).
• Free association: A psychoanalytic technique where a person says whatever comes to mind, demonstrating associatory thought.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
   • associative learning

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