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percept /per·cept/ (per´sept″) the object perceived; the mental image of an object in space perceived by the senses.
per·cept (pûrspt)
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 [per´sept]
the object perceived; the mental image of an object in space perceived by the senses.

percept 
The complete mental image of an object obtained in response to sensory stimuli.


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