The phrase "associate a certain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the connection or relationship between a specific idea, concept, or object and another element.
Example: "In psychology, researchers often associate a certain behavior with underlying emotional issues."
Alternatives: "link a specific" or "connect a particular".
LeDoux first taught the rats to associate a certain tone with an electric shock so that they froze upon hearing the tone alone.
But the goal here is to train your brain to associate a certain cue ("It's 5 o'clock") with a routine ("Three miles down!") and a reward ("Chocolate!").
"But when they come back to their room and it is magically clean, they don't associate a certain person with it," so they may not feel as compelled to tip, he added.
An artificial neural network could be made to switch on when it "sees" something it knows - a tortoise, say - and it will learn to associate a certain pattern of neuron activity with it.
If a rat has been trained to associate a certain sound with a mild shock to its tail, and the bell tolls but the shock doesn't come, the rat will inhale deeply with what can only be called a sigh of relief.
To every such algebra and a linear projection π on its maximal ideal with range equal to the socle Soc(A) of A, one can associate a certain algebraic hypersurface, which is the graph of a polynomial map P π : kerπ→Soc(A)≃k.
Each hardware controller has associated a certain number of peripherals.
In fact, care has to be exercised when associating a certain semiotic system with national identities.
Namely, every gene has associated a certain number of binding sites where transcription factors can bind — activators or repressors, Figure 2. The regulation of activations and repressions occurs only through the binding sites.
MR: In your timeline, you are associating with Jimmy Ienner, and Jimmy Ienner is associating with a certain Eric Carmen.
