是一种实验心理学方法。被试者说出他心里所想的任何事物，然后分析者根据其联想作出分析和解释free association

• 采用自由联想、梦的分析等手段，帮助患者了解自己的心理动态

  use methods such as free association and dream analysis to help the patient understand their own psychological state

• 文学批评不再是一个强大心灵的自由联想。

  Literary criticism is no longer the free association of a powerful soul.