percept /per·cept/ (per´sept″) the object perceived; the mental image of an object in space perceived by the senses.
percept
per·cept (pûr s pt )n. 1. The object of perception. 2. A mental impression of something perceived by the senses, viewed as the basic component in the formation of concepts. 3. In clinical psychology, a single unit of perceptual report, such as one of the responses to an inkblot in the Rorschach test. |
percept
[pur′sept]
Etymology: L, percipere, to perceive
the mental impression of an object that is gained through the use of the senses.
percept
The complete mental image of an object obtained in response to sensory stimuli.
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