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associatively

associatively

7.2
You connect things so one thing makes you think of another
  • adverb
  • /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtɪvli/
translation icon : relacionalmente
  • In the present research, Experiment 1 showed that when presented words were associatively related to critical nonpresented words, collaboration inhibited recall of presented words but did not influence recall of critical nonpresented words.
  • associatively related
  • associatively related sets

Examples

  • Furthermore, emotions are associatively linked so that one type of negative affect, such as anger, is likely to trigger others.

    Academic text (1998)
  • First, theirs was an unrelated list of pictures and words, while ours were lists of associatively related or categorically related sets of items.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Thus, participants may assign known judgments to associatively related responses.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Because Schacter et al. used associatively related sets of words, recognition judgments given by their participants may also have been influenced by associative relationships.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Because the cue-to-instance association is certainly stronger for categorized lists than for associatively related sets of words, this interpretation explains the greater recall of critical nonpresented words by collaborative than by nominal groups in Experiment 2, but not in Experiment 1.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In line with that interpretation, studying six successive sets of associatively interrelated words apparently resulted in the development of individual retrieval strategies, as evidenced by high clustering scores for members of nominal groups.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The children learned to solve puzzles associatively, linking pieces based on colors and shapes.

  • In therapy, discussing feelings associatively helps clients make connections between their past and present.

  • The marketing team created ads associatively, connecting common experiences to their product to engage customers.

Synonyms

relationally
vsassociatively
1 6.5

In a way that focuses on how people or groups connect

focuses on general associations or loose connections among things

How Interdependent

obligately
  • Specialized
8.4
mutually
79 3.3
associatively
7.2
independently
121 2.9

Surface Forms

associatively positive

Morphology

associatively = associative (transparent) = associate + ive + ly

Clearly formed from 'associate' → 'associative' → 'associatively'; the adverbial meaning 'in a way relating to association' is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

Associatively comes from the same root as associate and the Latin socius 'companion', which also gives us social. It means doing something by making links or connections between things or ideas, so one thing brings up or connects to another.