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apperception
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apperception /ap·per·cep·tion/ (ap″er-sep´shun) the process of receiving, appreciating, and interpreting sensory impressions.
ap·per·cep·tion (pr-spshn)
n.
1. Conscious perception with full awareness. Also called comprehension.
2. The process of understanding by which newly observed qualities of an object are related to past experience.
apper·ceptive (-sptv) adj.
Apperception
The process of understanding through linkage with previous experience.
Mentioned in: Thematic Apperception Test
apperception
[ap′ərsep′shən]
Etymology: L, ad, toward, percipere, to perceive
1 mental perception or recognition.
2 (in psychology) a conscious process of understanding or perceiving in terms of a person's previous knowledge, experiences, emotions, and memories. apperceptive, adj.
apperception 
The ability to perceive and interpret fully any psychic content or sensory stimuli. Example: the apperception aroused by new objects in the visual field that are noticed when entering an unfamiliar room.
apperception
Psychiatry Perception modified by personal emotions, memories, biases


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