Definition of "apperception" []

• Conscious perception with full awareness. (noun)
• The process of understanding by which newly observed qualities of an object are related to past experience. (noun)

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• "This is an act of "apperception" -- taking many separate pieces of evidence and experience and forging them together into a unified representation."
• "Furthermore, some souls are sometimes also in a position to engage in apperception, that is, to reflect on their inner states or perceptions."
• "This rapid, knowledge-guided perception, sometimes called apperception, can be seen in experts in other fields as well."