association by similarity
Example Sentences
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This was response by analogy, but if I had simply said to myself that that man looked like my acquaintance, that would have been association by similarity.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
In association by similarity, it is not the whole present object that arouses recall of the similar object, but some part of the present object.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
Typically, the preliminary stage consists in recall; and association by similarity, bringing together materials from different past experiences, is very important as a preliminary to invention.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
When an object reminds me of a similar object, that is association by similarity.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
James long ago showed conclusively that association by similarity, which is one of the prominent types used in reasoning, was only the law of habit working with elements of novel data.
From How to Teach by Strayer, George Drayton
