Association as a Cognitive Activity Mechanism in Shaping a Conceptual Worldview
https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2021-23-2-541-550
Abstract
The anthropocentric focus of modern science makes cognitive studies extremely relevant. Associative processes still remain an understudied and controversial issue. The research objective was to study the mechanisms of cognitive and linguistic activity that take place in the process of forming a conceptual worldview. The study involved a free associative experiment aimed at identifying semantic connections between responses. The experiment revealed the content of the concept in the mind of the subjects, which were split into two age groups: 10–12 and 18–21 years old. The obtained associative reactions were divided into certain categories by the commonality of values, by which one can judge the latent cognitive processes involved in creating a conceptual worldview. The study also proved that association is not just a representation, but a complex cognitive process, as it involves higher cognitive functions. A conceptual picture based on the obtained associations revealed semantic points of intersection of concepts that create an associative network.
About the Author
Yu. I. Plakhotnaya
Russian State Hydrometeorological University;
Saint-Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
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Plakhotnaya Yu.I. Association as a Cognitive Activity Mechanism in Shaping a Conceptual Worldview. The Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. 2021;23(2):541-550. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2021-23-2-541-550
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