word associationn.

Brit.

/ˈwəːd əˌsəʊsɪˌeɪʃn/,

/ˈwəːd əˌsəʊʃɪˌeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˈwərd əˌsoʊsiˌeɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ˈwərd əˌsoʊʃiˌeɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: word n., association n.

Etymology: < word n. + association n.

The spontaneous production of one word in response to another; (Psychology) a technique in psychiatric evaluation based on (the analysis of) a person's immediate pre-reflective verbal response to the presentation of stimulus words, esp. as revealing the contents and character of his or her subconscious. Frequently attributive.

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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > [noun] > test of reactions to words

word association1888

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of ideas > association of ideas > [noun] > connected idea > association of words

word association1888

1888 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 1 360 The following simple psychic processes..: simple reaction, the discrimination of touch on two points,..reproduction of written letters, and word-association.

1894 G. T. Ladd Psychol. Descriptive & Explanatory (1895) xvii. 391 Certain phenomena in reaction time confirm the advantages of word-association.

1900 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 5 540 The fourth was a word-association; thus: ‘lemon’ would suggest ‘lemonade’, or ‘sweet’ would suggest ‘sour’ or ‘bitter’.

1946 A. Christie Hollow xxvi. 221 ‘What is there about that that interests you so, M. Poirot?..’ ‘Association—a point of the psychology.’ ‘Word association? Horse and cart. Rocking horse?’

1963 F. C. Crews Pooh Perplex 131 Let us..try some word-associations on the patient.

2004 BusinessWeek 26 Jan. 44/2 In the game of political word association, when a Democrat says ‘tax’, voters think ‘hike’.

Compounds

General attributive.

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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > [adjective] > involving words

word association1910

multiple-choice1914

true–false1923

multi-choice1950

cloze1953

1910 Rev. Neurol. & Psychiatry 8 641 (title) The practical value of the word-association method in the treatment of the psycho~neuroses.

1952 C. P. Blacker Eugenics: Galton & After 52 Galton also tried out on himself an elaborate system of word-association tests.

1971 J. Elsom Theatre outside London vii. 126 These discussions were linked with word-association games.

1997 H. H. Tan Foreign Bodies (1998) xxi. 197 I had to take these even weirder tests: matching squiggly shapes with boxes, word association quizzes, [etc.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	word association
释义	word associationn. Brit. /ˈwəːd əˌsəʊsɪˌeɪʃn/, /ˈwəːd əˌsəʊʃɪˌeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈwərd əˌsoʊsiˌeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈwərd əˌsoʊʃiˌeɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: word n., association n. Etymology: < word n. + association n. The spontaneous production of one word in response to another; (Psychology) a technique in psychiatric evaluation based on (the analysis of) a person's immediate pre-reflective verbal response to the presentation of stimulus words, esp. as revealing the contents and character of his or her subconscious. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > [noun] > test of reactions to words word association1888 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of ideas > association of ideas > [noun] > connected idea > association of words word association1888 1888 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 1 360 The following simple psychic processes..: simple reaction, the discrimination of touch on two points,..reproduction of written letters, and word-association. 1894 G. T. Ladd Psychol. Descriptive & Explanatory (1895) xvii. 391 Certain phenomena in reaction time confirm the advantages of word-association. 1900 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 5 540 The fourth was a word-association; thus: ‘lemon’ would suggest ‘lemonade’, or ‘sweet’ would suggest ‘sour’ or ‘bitter’. 1946 A. Christie Hollow xxvi. 221 ‘What is there about that that interests you so, M. Poirot?..’ ‘Association—a point of the psychology.’ ‘Word association? Horse and cart. Rocking horse?’ 1963 F. C. Crews Pooh Perplex 131 Let us..try some word-associations on the patient. 2004 BusinessWeek 26 Jan. 44/2 In the game of political word association, when a Democrat says ‘tax’, voters think ‘hike’. Compounds General attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > [adjective] > involving words word association1910 multiple-choice1914 true–false1923 multi-choice1950 cloze1953 1910 Rev. Neurol. & Psychiatry 8 641 (title) The practical value of the word-association method in the treatment of the psycho~neuroses. 1952 C. P. Blacker Eugenics: Galton & After 52 Galton also tried out on himself an elaborate system of word-association tests. 1971 J. Elsom Theatre outside London vii. 126 These discussions were linked with word-association games. 1997 H. H. Tan Foreign Bodies (1998) xxi. 197 I had to take these even weirder tests: matching squiggly shapes with boxes, word association quizzes, [etc.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1888
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