Associationism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Associationism \As*so`ci*a"tion*ism\, n. (Philos.)
     The doctrine or theory held by associationists.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  associationism
       n : (psychology) a theory that association is the basic
           principle of mental activity [syn: {association theory}]