(psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity
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The doctrine or theory held by associationists.
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(psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by associ…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(Psychology) a school of thought postulating that the personality of an individual is dependent on the type of their physique (somatot…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or ma…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or ma…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
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Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produ…
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Pertaining to the theory held by the associationists.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: doctrine, theory, held, associationists.(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: doctrine, theory, held, associationists.(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: doctrine, theory, held, associationists.(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Gree…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: doctrine, theory, held, associationists.the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: doctrine, theory, held, associationists.Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: doctrine, theory, held, associationists.That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham; the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and dete…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: doctrine, theory, held, associationists.(physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: doctrine, theory, held, associationists.the original version of string theory, developed in the late 1960s.; "Although bosonic string theory has many attractive features, it…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: doctrine, theory, held, associationists.Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church; the doctrine so held; orthodoxy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: doctrine, theory, held, associationists.additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmati…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: doctrine, theory, held, associationists.to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…
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