When John thinks of a Ford Fiesta, he can’t help but think of "small back seat", "small car", and "good gas mileage" based on his prior experience as a Ford Fiesta car owner. Which term applies to John’s linking of all these concepts based on his experiences?

associative network

Explanation:

Associative network describes the human memory adaptation of linking/associating two or more objects together and aiding remembrance in this manner such as when egg and bacon go together. From the above John links Ford Fiesta and small back seats, small car and good gas mileage together and he is able to remember it in this way.

answer; form new memories;