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apperception /ap·per·cep·tion/ (ap″er-sep´shun) the process of receiving, appreciating, and interpreting sensory impressions.
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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A successful training program first must take into consideration some established principles of learning and recognize the student's apperceptive base: "The student's past training and experience and his ability to integrate these with his new learning and experiences will materially affect his learning rate. The film corresponds to profound changes in the apperceptive apparatus--changes that are experienced on an individual scale by the man in the street in big-city traffic, on a historical scale by every present-day citizen. |
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