In stream of consciousness, the 'associative' quality of thought refers to:
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Correct answer: How one sensation triggers a related memory, bypassing linear time
Association is the engine of the stream. For example, in Proust, the taste of a madeleine cake triggers a massive flood of childhood memories (involuntary memory), breaking the chronological flow.
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