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percept
[per´sept]the object perceived; the mental image of an object in space perceived by the senses.
per·cept
(per'sept),1. That which is perceived; the complete mental image, formed by the process of perception, of an object or idea.
2. In clinical psychology, a single unit of perceptual report, such as one of the responses to an inkblot in the Rorschach test.
[L. perceptum, a thing perceived]
percept
/per·cept/ (per´sept″) the object perceived; the mental image of an object in space perceived by the senses.percept
(pûr′sĕpt′)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; a sense datum.
percept
[pur′sept]
Etymology: L, percipere, to perceive
the mental impression of an object that is gained through the use of the senses.
per·cept
(pĕr'sept)1. That which is perceived; the complete mental image, formed by the process of perception, of an object or idea.
2. clinical psychology A single unit of perceptual report, such as one of the responses to an inkblot in the Rorschach test.
[L. perceptum, a thing perceived]
percept
The complete mental image of an object obtained in response to sensory stimuli.