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Deutsch: Assoziatives Verschieben / Español: Desplazamiento Asociativo / Português: Deslocamento Associativo / Français: Déplacement Associatif / Italiano: Spostamento Associativo /

Associative shifting refers to a Thorndikean concept that describes a process whereby a response is gradually shifted to a situation entirely different from that in which it was learned. One way of doing this is to change the initial stimulus very gradually, a process called fading.

Associative splitting refers to the separation among basic functions of human personality, for example, cognition, emotion, and perception seen by some as the defining characteristic of schizophrenia.

Associative visual agnosia refers to a visual problem having to do with difficulty in assigning meaning to an object.

Associativity is the tendency for pairing a weak input with a stronger input to enhance the later effectiveness of the weaker input

Assortative mating refers to a tendency for two (2) people who are married to be similar to each other on a variety of physical and psychological variables. Assortative mating is a theory that states that people find partners based on their similarity to each other.

- Assortative mating (homogamy) : Assortative mating (homogamy ) refers to the tendency to mate with someone who has traits similar to one's own.

Assumption refers to a fact, statement, or premise that is considered true and that guides the underlying logic of a theory. Assumption is aso defined as a belief important in reasoning, accepted as fact but often unprovable.

Assumptive reality refer to assumptions about situations and people that one believes are real and true.

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Associative shifting

Associative splitting

Associative visual agnosia

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Assortative mating

Assortative mating (homogamy)

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Assumptive reality

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