apperception

[ ap-er-sep-shuhn ]

noun

, Psychology.

1. conscious perception
2. the act or process of apperceiving.

apperception

/ ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən /

noun

1. the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
2. the act or process of apperceiving

Derived Forms

• ˌapperˈceptive, adjective

Other Words From

• apper·ceptive adjective
• apper·ceptive·ly adverb
• preap·per·ception noun
• unap·per·ceptive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of apperception¹

First recorded in 1745–55; from French or directly from New Latin (Leibnitz) apperceptiōn-, stem of apperceptiō. See ap- ¹, perception

Example Sentences

When we consider a perception as a case of "apperception," the same thing holds good.

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There were, however, no transversal or direct communications from one apperception center to the next.

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Would there be anybody else in this vast apperception area who worked for the prevention of war?

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The flow of observations processed by The Brain and pouring back to Apperception 36 via teletype and visual screen was prodigious.

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Confronted with the realities, however, he discovered the tremendous difference between "hear say" and full sensual apperception.

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