word association

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The problem here is with that word association.

From Slate

Early classics include Radner’s “The Judy Miller Show, Live From Her Bedroom,” Aykroyd’s self-destroying Julia Child, an aged Belushi visiting the Not Ready for Prime Time cemetery as the only surviving cast member, Chase and host Richard Pryor in an escalating, racially charged word association test.

From Los Angeles Times

If I said, "Word association, Nicholas Sparks," what do you think people would say?

From Salon

I stood on one foot while tracking a swinging ball with my eyes, I did word association while walking backward, and I completed memory exercises.

From Slate

And each morning in between appointments, I diligently followed the routine she gave me, jogging at the target heart rate for 20 minutes, standing with my roommate in the kitchen doing word association and eye tracking.

From Slate