1. In psychology and behavioral science, the repeated pairing or linking of two stimuli or concepts over an extended period, resulting in a habitual mental or behavioral connection.
Through continuous association with positive reinforcement, the student began to enjoy mathematics.
Através da associação contínua com reforço positivo, o estudante começou a gostar de matemática.
2. In business and organizational contexts, an ongoing partnership or relationship between entities maintained without interruption.
The continuous association between the two companies led to successful product development.
A associação contínua entre as duas empresas levou ao desenvolvimento bem-sucedido de produtos.
3. In philosophy and cognitive theory, the persistent mental connection between ideas or concepts that occur together repeatedly.
Hume's theory of continuous association explains how we form causality concepts.
A teoria de Hume sobre associação contínua explica como formamos conceitos de causalidade.