word association test

noun

, Psychology.

1. a technique for determining a subject's associative pattern by providing a verbal stimulus to which a verbal response is required.

Word History and Origins

Origin of word association test¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

These students were also more likely to connect unrelated words in the word association test.

From Scientific American

The dozen measures included I.Q. and memory scales, auditory learning and animal naming tests, an oral word association test, a connect-the-dots trail-making test, and a test of her ability to copy complex figures.

From New York Times

The project uses an online word association test to gauge subconscious bias.

From MSNBC

Using a high-speed word association test, the researchers found that people responded faster to words linked to sexiness, no matter how low they claimed to prioritize the physical.

From Scientific American

During a word association test one applicant linked tumor with friends because "they both grow on you."

From Time Magazine Archive