Apperception

[,æpә'sepʃәn]

Definition

(noun.) the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience.

Checker: Osbert--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception.

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Definition

n. the mind's perception of itself as a conscious agent: an act of voluntary consciousness accompanied with self-consciousness.

Edited by Ian