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Associative Thought

Associative Thought is a cognitive process within the stream of consciousness wherein mental representations are linked and succeeded based on perceived similarities, contiguity, or functional relationships, thereby forming the foundational mechanism for the spontaneous and nonlinear progression of ideas.

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2017–2026

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The Adaptive Character of Thought

Dominic W. Massaro, Daniel Friedman, John R. Anderson · The American Journal of Psychology · 1991 · 2.2K citations

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The structure of associations in language and thought

Journal of Communication Disorders · 1968 · 524 citations

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The roles of associative and executive processes in creative cognition

Roger E. Beaty, Paul J. Silvia, Emily C. Nusbaum et al. · Memory & Cognition · 2014 · 451 citations · Full text

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A natural history of human thinking

Moisès Esteban‐Guitart · Animal Behaviour · 2014 · 366 citations

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Not all synaesthetes are created equal: Projector versus associator synaesthetes

Mike J. Dixon, Daniel Smilek, Philip M. Merikle · Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience · 2004 · 350 citations · Full text

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Authors

97

  1. SC
    Shan Cui

    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    3 publications · 106 citations

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  2. JW
    Jinhui Wang

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    3 publications · 106 citations

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  3. ML
    Marshall L. Silverstein

    Long Island University, United States

    3 publications · 62 citations

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  4. MH
    Martin Harrow

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  5. DC
    David C. McClelland

    Harvard University Press, United States

    2 publications · 258 citations

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Institutions

60

  1. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    168 citations

  2. Qingdao University

    Qingdao, China

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    150 citations

  3. Institute of Biophysics

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    142 citations

  4. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

  5. Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  6. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    530 citations

  8. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    178 citations

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Venues

  1. F1000Research

    3 publications · 106 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 35 citations

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  3. Creativity Research Journal

    2 publications · 217 citations

    2

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  4. Psychological Review

    2 publications · 95 citations

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  5. The American Journal of Psychology

    AJP · 2 publications · 2.6K citations

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