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complex ideas

complex ideas In associationist psychology, complex ideas are mental contents formed when many simple ideas become linked through repeated association and combine into a single whole.

In associationist psychology, complex ideas are mental contents formed when many simple ideas become linked through repeated association and combine into a single whole. When the combination is extensive, the resulting idea may no longer seem obviously related to its simpler components.