| association test | A word (stimulus word) is spoken to the subject, who is to reply immediately with another word (reaction word) suggested by the first; used as a diagnostic aid in psychiatry and psychology, clues being given by the length of time (association time) between the stimulus and reaction words, and also by the nature of the reaction words. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| association time | Time elasping between a stimulus and the verbalised response to it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| association tract | See: association system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| associationism | In psychology, the theory that man's understanding of the world occurs through ideas associated with sensory experience rather than through innate ideas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| associative aphasia | A form of aphasia in which the patient understands spoken and written words, is aware of his deficit, and can speak and write, but skips or repeats words, or substitutes one word for another (paraphasia);word repetition is severely impaired. The responsible lesion is in the associate tracks connecting the various language centres. Synonym: associative aphasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| associative reaction | A secondary or side reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| associative strength | In psychology, the strength of a stimulus response linkage as measured by the frequency with which a stimulus elicits a particular response. See: conditioning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| assoilyie | To absolve; to acquit by sentence of court. "God assoilzie him for the sin of bloodshed." (Sir W. Scott) Origin: Old form assoile. See Assoil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| assortative mating | Selection of a mate with preference for (or aversion to) a particular genotype, i.e., nonrandom mating. Synonym: nonrandom mating. (05 Mar 2000) |
| assortment | In genetics, the relationship between nonallelic genetic traits that are transmitted from parent to child more or less independently in accordance with the degree of linkage between the respective loci. (05 Mar 2000) |