free association n. (psychoanalysis) The act or process of free-associating. It is a technique used in psychoanalysis and is supposed to allow the analyst access to the unconscious thoughts of the analysand. See free-associate.
... creative thought we should include a separate section on analogy, metaphor, association etc. distinct from 521?? —> 514a Analogy — N. analogy, association, association of ideas. metaphor &c. 521. analogical thinking; free association; train of thought, ... — Roget's Thesaurus
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