Aristotle's doctrine of association suggests that mental life can be explained in terms of ideas, and the associations between them. What were the three critical ways in which he thought things could be associated?
a. contiguity, similarity, common fate
b. similarity, connectedness, contrast
c. contrast, contiguity, similarity
d. familiarity, simplicity, continuation
Answer: c. contrast, contiguity, similarity
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