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—sensationist, n., adj. —sensationistic, adj./sen say"sheuh niz'euhm/, n.a theory of psychology maintaining that experience consists solely of sensations.Also, sensationalism.[1860-65; SENSATION + -ISM]
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sensationism — sen·sa·tion·ism … English syllables
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associationism — associationist, adj., n. associationistic, adj. /euh soh see ay sheuh niz euhm, shee ay /, n. Psychol. any of several theories that explain complex psychological phenomena as being built up from the association of simple sensations, stimuli and… … Universalium
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sensationalism — sensationalist, n., adj. sensationalistic, adj. /sen say sheuh nl iz euhm/, n. 1. subject matter, language, or style producing or designed to produce startling or thrilling impressions or to excite and please vulgar taste. 2. the use of or… … Universalium
sensationalism — (or sensationism ) The view associated with Mach that sensations and their patterns form the only data and the only ontology that we can comprehend. The view is an extreme version of the empiricist emphasis on the priority of experience or… … Philosophy dictionary
