Associative Readiness

Neurology, Psychiatry

Also known as: Readiness of association

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

This entry defines associative readiness as the presence of organic conditions necessary for the formation of specific associations. It reflects the physiological and psychological perspective of the 1930s regarding mental processes.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ASSOCIATIVE READINESS, the presence of organic conditions for the emergence of specific associations.

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“Associative Readiness.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/associative-readiness/