According to attending a soccer game might activate a memory of having attended a hockey game the previous day because there would be an association between some of the components the two events have in common.

William James

Explanation:

This is a theory developed by the philosopher and psychologist William James. He (Dr. James) studied for many years the thought process known as associationism which he called "phsycology withought a soul". This is the thought process of combining/comparing two separate objects or events with each other.

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