Only two participants reported a special association for a fictional character.
Most egregiously, he said, publishers insisted on removing any references to Shanghai, replacing it with an imaginary Chinese metropolis called H city because they thought an association with violent crime, albeit fictional, might tarnish the city's image.
In a character phrase, such as "E.T. Phone Home," it is the inseparable association between the words and the fictional personality.
For instance, the kind of associations most people have for a fictional character such as Cinderella (evil stepfamily, glass slipper, fairy godmother, the handsome prince, midnight, etc).
The Sunday Times book is likely to put to rest the fictional notion propagated by Mr. Blatter, his associates in the FIFA executive committee, and leaders of other sports associations that sports and politics are unrelated.
One trade association ran a famous ad campaign featuring the fictional couple Harry and Louise voicing concerns about the dangers of government intervention.
This fictional data was arranged to show either a negative or positive association: some participants were told that a risk-taking firefighter did better, while others were told they did less well than a risk-averse colleague.
Many Tarot cards conjure associations with real people, whether intimate friends, historical figures, or fictional characters.
Each of the 24 face-name associations consisted of a coloured face centred on a grey background with a fictional first name printed in black colour underneath the face.
In fictional literature, an interior monologue is a type of monologue that exhibits the thoughts, feelings, and associations passing through a character's mind.
