When people are bored, they have an increase in "associative thought" the process of making new connections between ideas, which is linked to innovative thinking.

当人们感到无聊时，他们的“联想思维”会有所增加，即在想法之间建立新的联系的过程，这与创新思维有关。

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Associative thought is one of human's essential psychological activities and one of human's essential acquisitive abilities.

联想思维是人的基本心理活动之一，也是人们习得的基本能力之一。

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Also sometimes thought of as' associative 'meaning.

也有时被看做“联想”意义。

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