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B', B" and B'" those of the paretic leg. In cni-ve I the associated 

 movennent is registered without any impediment to the other leg. 

 In curve II the leg is weighted with 1700 grms, and in curve III 

 with 2900 grms. 



The annexed table also shows clearly that the associated movement 

 of tiie normal side is invariably inferior to the one on the paretic 

 side. 



Associated movements are on a par with the associations of the 

 phenomena of consciousness. As known, the laws under which these 

 associations originate have been reduced to the simultaneous 

 associations. That this is also the case with the asssociated movements 

 is evident. The child begins to stretch both hands when grasping 

 at something, which evolves a simultaneous association. When, in 

 later yeais the grasping right hand is accompanied by a movement 

 of the left one, this is in reality an association effected in precisely 

 the same way, in which e.g. the image of a person is called up 

 when hearing his name. 



Associations can be facilitated or inhibited. In this also the asso- 

 ciated movements bear so close a resemblance to associations, that 

 the two processes must be considered analogous. 



Associations are inter alia facilitated by greater intensity of the 

 associated ideas. Ebbinghaus introduced meaningless syllables to be 

 learned by heart in a certain order. Reproduction in a reversed 

 order was not possible. Of this Münsterbehg has put forward an 

 explanation: In reciting the alphabet, a and b remain foi some time 

 in consciousness. In hearing b there is still a faint after-effect of a. 

 Therefore, in hearing a, b will be reproduced sooner than, conver- 

 sely, a will be reproduced in hearing b. In the associated move- 



