A Study of Association in Insanity

The authors apply a standardized verbal-association test to large samples, presenting a statistical procedure for measuring normal associative patterns and deviations found in mental disorders. They describe methods and a one-hundred-word stimulus list, present frequency tables and characterize normal tendencies, then classify pathological responses — including partial and complete dissociation, perseveration, neologisms, circumstantial and incoherent replies — and examine measurement problems. Detailed analyses compare reaction types across diagnostic groups, address subject cooperation and response counts, and conclude with practical considerations, summaries, and appendices of frequency tables for reference.