word association
noun [ U ] uk/ˈwɜːd ə.səʊ.siˌeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˈwɝːd ə.soʊ.siˌeɪ.ʃən/
（心理学上的）词联想测验
a method sometimes used in psychoanalysis in which the person being treated says the first word they think of when a particular word is said, which may help to discover how parts of the mind work