More than anything else, when the early empiricist philosophers sought to offer an account of learning, they focused on __________.
A) associations
B) the creation of belief systems
C) how learning leads to the creation of new skills
D) the creation of elaborate belief systems

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Early empiricist philosophers such as John Locke and David Hume believed that learning is primarily based on the formation of associations between ideas or experiences. They argued that the mind starts as a blank slate (tabula rasa) and that knowledge is gained through sensory experiences and the associations formed between them.

More Than Anything Else, When the Early Empiricist Philosophers Sought