apperception meaning

UK US

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

Definition of apperception

  1. the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience

    Type of: basic cognitive process

    Related forms: apperceive

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in ON · 12-letter words

More about apperception on Wikipedia.