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What is an associationist?

What is an associationist? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (philosophy) One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas.
  2. (psychology) A proponent of associationism.
  3. (Islam) a mushrik; one who ascribes partners to Allah (God) or believes in the Trinity. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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We will first discuss the theory of learning, and then, after analyzing that theory and seeing what is putatively learned, we will return to the associationist theory of thinking.
The associationist then has to explain what relation R amounts to.
In his theory of the origin of magic Frazer follows the associationist school.
On this subject, researchers favour the associationist dimension of the members of a community.
The associationist reduces the self to an aggregate of conscious states, sensations, feelings, and ideas.
If this main contention of the Critical teaching be accepted, Humes associationist standpoint is no longer tenable.

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