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Definition of Free association
1. Noun. A thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence.
Medical Definition of Free association
1. Spontaneous verbalization of whatever comes to mind. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Free Association
Literary usage of Free association
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1922)
"The regents shall Juive power to fix standards of library service for every free
association or public library which receives any portion oj the money ..."
2. Psychology: A Study of Mental Life by Robert Sessions Woodworth (1921)
"free association Mental processes that depend on recall are called " associative
processes ", since they make use of associations or linkages previously ..."
3. Brightness and Dullness in Children by Herbert Hollingworth Woodrow (1919)
"In the free association method, the subject allows to come into his mind ...
free association.—The most widely used procedure in the free association method ..."
4. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1911)
"In these figures it appears that while the practice improvement is practically
always least in the free association test, it is nevertheless of the same ..."
5. The American Journal of Psychology by Edward Bradford ( Titchener, Granville Stanley Hall (1911)
"In these figures it appears that while the practice improvement is practically
always least in the free association test, it is nevertheless of the same ..."
6. The Psychology of Musical Talent by Carl Emil Seashore (1919)
"For the present purpose(we may distinguish three general marks of musical
intelligence : first, the characteristic of free association or musical content ..."
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