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ap·per·cep·tion

(ăp′ər-sĕp′shən)

1. Conscious perception with full awareness.

2. The process of understanding by which newly observed qualities of an object are related to past experience.

[New Latin apperceptiō, apperceptiōn- : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin perceptiō, perception; see perception.]

ap′per·cep′tive (-sĕp′tĭv) adj.

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apperception

(ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən)

1. (Psychology) the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea

2. (Psychology) the act or process of apperceiving

ˌapperˈceptive adj

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ap•per•cep•tion

(ˌæp ərˈsɛp ʃən)

n.

1. conscious perception.

2. the act or process of apperceiving.

[1745–55; (< French) < New Latin apperceptiō]

ap`per•cep′tive, adj.

ap`per•cep′tive•ly, adv.

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Noun

apperception - the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience

basic cognitive process - cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge

Translations

Apperzeption

aperceptionapperception

apperception

[ˌæpəˈsepʃən]

A. N (frm) → percepción f

B. CPD apperception test N (US) → test m de percepción

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apperception

n (Philos, Psych) → bewusste Wahrnehmung

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Section 2 analyzes the concept "being-for-self" in relation to Kantian apperception and the Hegelian idea of sublation.

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He transformed the ghazal into a medium of high aesthetic apperception together with a profound concern for humanity at large without altering its traditional artistic canvas and format.'After completing his postgraduate studies at Government College, Lahore he served as a lecturer in English at MAO College, Amritsar and Hailey College, Lahore, had a short stint in the Indian Army (in its Public Relations Department) and then adopted journalism as a career by joining The Pakistan Times as its chief editor.