remote association

an association between one item in a list or series and another item that does not adjoin it. Hermann Ebbinghaus first reported that associations are formed not only between adjacent items but also between items further apart in a list or series.

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May 8th 2024

measures of intelligence

a series of norm-referenced tests used to determine an individual’s ability to learn, reason, understand concepts, and acquire knowledge. See EEG measures of intelligence; ERP measures of intelligence; fMRI measures of intelligence. See also assessment of intelligence.