Branches of Associationism

2. William James first of all divides thought into spontaneous thought and voluntary thought. He addresses voluntary thought first in terms of "recalling a thing forgotten" and second in terms of problem solving. Recalling a thing forgotten begins with the realization that something is absent, and this is followed by trying to remember. The act of recalling is clearly a voluntary act as the individual seeks details in his or her mind and finds associations of ideas leading to getting warmer leading to remembering. The associations arise spontaneously, and the will emphasizes or lingers over those which seem pertinent while ignoring the rest. He suggests that links of association will gradually focus on the item to be remembers and bring it into the consciousness.

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