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associative

[uh-soh-shee-ey-tiv, -see-, -shuh-tiv] / əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪ tɪv, -si-, -ʃə tɪv /




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Associative learning, which includes classical conditioning, is one of the simplest types of learning and has been studied intensively over the past century.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023

But many establishments have been closed for vague, unwarranted reasons, according to an investigation of 20 cases by an umbrella group of academics and rights groups, the Observatory of Associative Liberties.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022

Associative memories tend to be much stronger than other types of memories, such as conscious memories about what you had for lunch yesterday.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2022

We will use the Associative Property to do this in the next example.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

This is the Associative Law of Contiguity considered from the standpoint of recall.

From The Trained Memory Being the Fourth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency by Hilton, Warren




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