Word Confusion: Apperception versus Perception

Plural: apperceptions

Plural: perceptions

• Fully conscious perception with full awareness
• Comprehension

The attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea

• The state of being or process of becoming aware of something through the senses
• A way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something
• A mental impression
• Cognition
• Intuitive understanding, recognition, and insight
• [Psychology & Zoology] The neurophysiological processes, including memory, by which an organism becomes aware of and interprets external stimuli

The result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving

• A mental concept that is developed as a consequence of the process of perception

[Law] The taking into possession of rents, crops, profits, etc.

The line of use, by habit of apperception, becomes the line of beauty.” – George Santayana. The Sense of Beauty.

This could throw additional light upon the unconscious psychodynamic processes governing the perception and apperception, both sensory and extrasensory, of potentially threatening stimuli.

Performances provide another such context as audiences are brought together in a heightened awareness of sharing patterns of embodied apperception.

Where people differ is in the way that each of them typically makes use of the equipment; and this typical mode of apperception and responsiveness is what is meant in psychology by their type.

“This can bring about the “awakened state” that Buddhists and other spiritual aspirants strive for: apperception of the dreamlike, illusory nature of what we normally call waking life.” – Andrew Holecek, Dream Yoga: Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep

“On Kant’s account, transcendental apperception cannot be equated with inner perception or personal awareness.” – A note on some contemporary readings of Hegel’s master-servant dialectic

There will be the perception of pain when I tap this section of your brain.

Hollywood’s perception of the tastes of the American public are scary.

Even though he had done nothing illegal, the public’s perception was that he had acted dishonestly, and he was forced to resign.

We need to challenge many popular perceptions of old age.

“He wouldn’t have accepted,” said my mother with unusual perception.

She was an artist of rare perception.

Honest and straightforward, this duo has amazingly accurate insight and perception.

Drugs can alter your sense of perception.

No one can tell you what your perception is of a situation, for each of us has our own perception.

Having a working model of the brain, or even the incredibly complex neocortex, should help researchers understand processes like thought, perception, and memory.

“From a legal standpoint, the appearance of partiality is key, and defense lawyers pointed to the flurry of news coverage surrounding McSpadden’s remarks, as well as Internet comments as evidence of the public perception of bias.” – Keri Blakinger, “Judge Booted From Death Row Case After Racial Comments“. Houston Chronicle. 22 May 2018

With political candidates raising such large percentages of money from special interests, the public perception is that elected officials are being improperly influenced by campaign contributors.