Thinking about your favorite chemistry professor may cause you to think about chemicals, which may remind you of drugs, which may remind you of aspirin, which may remind you of headaches. Although your chemistry professor does not cause you to have headaches, the connection between related information that led to the pairing is called

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Spreading activation theory explains how the activation of one concept in memory can trigger the activation of related concepts, leading to a chain of associations.

Thinking About Your Favorite Chemistry Professor May Cause You to Think