The associationist theory is anticipated in Plato's Phaedo, as part of the doctrine of anamnesis. The idea of Simmias is recalled by the picture of Simmias (similarity) and that of a friend … See more

The Associationist School includes the English psychologists who aimed at explaining all mental acquisitions and the more complex … See more

In the later part of the 19th century the associationist theory was subjected to searching criticism, and it was maintained by many writers that the laws are both unsatisfactorily expressed and insufficient to explain the facts. Among the most vigorous and … See more

F. H. Bradley's discussion deals with the subject purely from the metaphysical side, and the total result practically is that association occurs only between universals. From the point of view of empirical psychologists Bradley's results are open to the … See more

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• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Association of Ideas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 784–786. See more

See the works of Bradley, Stout, and James, above quoted, and general works on psychology; articles in Mind (passim);
• A. Bain, Senses and Intellect (4th ed., 1894), and in See more