association by similarity
Example Sentences
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It has been said to consist in quick association by similarity.
From The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory by Santayana, George
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.
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.
Things that are actually associated as contrasting with each other have something in common; and therefore association by contrast could be included under association by similarity.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
Are not these food taboos rather, Dr. Marett asks, a "misapplication of the ideas of association by similarity and contiguity" amounting to the sympathetic taboos so carefully described by such writers on Magic as MM.
From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Knight, Melvin Moses
