apperception noun.
[apǝ'sɛpʃ(ǝ)n] M18.[French aperception or mod. Latin apperceptio(n-) (Leibniz), formed as AP-1 + PERCEPTION.]1. The mind's perception of itself.
M18.2. Mental perception, recognition.
M19.3. Psychology. The active mental process of assimilating an idea (esp. one newly perceived) to a body of ideas already possessed, and thereby comprehending it.
L19.Thematic Apperception Test: see
THEMATIC adjective.
■ apperceptive adjective (
Psychology) of or pertaining to apperception
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