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LEARNED ASSOCIATION [1 record]

Record 1 1994-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

A mental connection; an idea or memory that is elicited by something that usually is in close temporal proximity to it (in everyday speech, for example, "mother" might elicit the response "father").

Key term(s)
  • learnt association

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

Lien mental, idée ou souvenir provoqué par quelque chose qui est habituellement en relation temporelle étroite avec une autre (par exemple, dans le langage quotidien, le mot «mère» peut provoquer la réponse «père»).

Spanish

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