当代学者对认识的系统发生(以列维·布留尔《原始思维》为代表)和认识的个体发生(以皮亚杰《发生认识论》为代表)的理论研究成果表明:人的活动(包括皮亚杰所讲的婴幼儿的活动)在认识的发生过程中起着至关重要的作用。从这个意义上可以说没有人的活动就不会有认识的发生。然而学者们在承认人的活动作用的同时,也意识到了情感、联想等非理性因素在认识发生过程中的作用。本文借助于认识的系统发生和个体发生的理论研究成果,从认识发生的萌芽时期入手,着重探讨情感、联想在认识发生过程中的作用,力图具体 Contemporary scholars’ theoretical research on the occurrence of epistemology (represented by “primitive thinking” of Levi Boulerex) and the cognizance of individuals (represented by Piaget’s epistemology) shows that human activities (including skin Yajie’s activities of infants and young children play a crucial role in the process of cognition. In this sense, it can be said that no one’s activities will not happen. However, scholars recognize the role of human activities, but also aware of the emotional, associative and other irrational factors in the cognitive process. This dissertation starts from the embryonic stage of cognition by means of the epistemological findings of the occurrence of the system and the individual occurrence, and focuses on the role of emotion and association in the process of cognition,