*Association to Preceding Reaction.*—If either the reaction in question or the preceding reaction happens to be one of the stimulus words in our list, and a relationship between the two be found to exist by reference to the frequency tables—whether in direct or in reverse order—the reaction in question is classed as an association to preceding reaction. This is illustrated by the following examples:
eating—table mountain—floor
Mountain—floor is an individual reaction; table—floor
is found in the frequency tables; floor is, therefore, classed as an association to preceding reaction.
beautiful—flowers window—red
Window—red is an individual reaction; red—flowers is found in the frequency tables; therefore, red is classed as an association to preceding reaction.
In cases in which neither the reaction in question nor the preceding reaction happens to be one of our stimulus words, but a relationship between them may be judged to exist without considerable doubt, the reaction in question is also classed here. Example:
priest—father ocean—mother
Ocean—mother is an individual reaction; neither the word father nor the word mother is among our stimulus words; but the association between the words father and mother may be judged to exist without considerable doubt; therefore, in this case mother is classed as an association to preceding reaction.
In such cases as this personal equation must necessarily come into play; comparative uniformity of judgment may, however, be attained by systematically excluding any reaction the relationship of which to the preceding reaction is subject to any considerable doubt and by placing any such reaction in the unclassified group.