associationism
noun/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃənɪzəm/
/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃənɪzəm/
[uncountable] (philosophy, psychology)- the theory that we think and learn by connecting many different very simple ideas in our minds
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