association by similarity
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Things that are actually associated as contrasting with each other have something in common; and therefore association by contrast could be included under association by similarity.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
It has been said to consist in quick association by similarity.
From The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory by Santayana, George
James long ago showed conclusively that association by similarity, which is one of the prominent types used in reasoning, was only the law of habit working with elements of novel data.
From How to Teach by Strayer, George Drayton
Typically, the preliminary stage consists in recall; and association by similarity, bringing together materials from different past experiences, is very important as a preliminary to invention.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
The machinery of association by similarity is the same, with the addition of a second response, called out by the new characteristics of the present object.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
