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perception
has definitions from the field of psychology
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[ noun ] the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
Synonyms Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)As in the theory of perception , established in psycho-physiology , the eye is recognized as an integral part of the brain . The opening paragraph of the chapter titled The_Theory_Of_Representative_Perception , in the book Philosophies_Of_Science by Albert_G._Ramsperger says , `` passed_on to the brain , and there , by some unexplained process , it causes the mind to have a perception '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (psychology) the process of perceiving
Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)It should be added that in man neocortical hypothalamic interrelations probably play a role in the fusion of emotional processes with those underlying perception , memory , imagination , and creativity . |
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[ noun ] a way of conceiving something
Examples "Luther had a new perception of the Bible" Used in print (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)But to say that at a moment in history something is new is not necessarily to say that it is modern ; and for this statement the best evidence comes within the five years following the publication of Utopia , when Martin_Luther elaborates a new perception of the nature of the Divine 's encounter with man . New , indeed , is Luther 's perception , but not modern , as anyone knows who has ever tried to make intelligible to modern students what Luther was getting at . Related terms |
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[ noun ] knowledge gained by perceiving
Examples "a man admired for the depth of his perception" Related terms |
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[ noun ] becoming aware of something via the senses
Synonyms Related terms sensory_activity look listening taste lipreading smell perceive |
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