Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. complex ideas

complex ideas

complex ideas

in associationism, those conceptions that are more abstract and involved than simple ideas. Associationists held that complex ideas, such as beauty, were derived from simple sensations by means of mental processes, such as comparing and generalizing. See association of ideas. [defined by John Locke]

Related Terms

retinal detachment

retinal detachment see detached retina.

Babor’s Type A–Type B distinction

Babor’s Type A–Type B distinction a two-part typology used...

interdependence

interdependence n. a state in which two or more people, sit...

dopamine-receptor antagonist

dopamine-receptor antagonist any substance that reduces the...

pyromania

pyromania n. an impulse-control disorder characterized by (...

oral–motor feeding problem

oral–motor feeding problem a severe difficulty with sucking...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter C

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact