Definition of Apperception

the process of mental perception in which one puts new information into context

Examples of Apperception in a sentence

“I might throw up” is an apperception one’s mind might process if he began to feel sick to his stomach.  🔊

The psychology professor explained that apperception is based on past experience such as knowing a dog is friendly because you've petted him before.  🔊

As apperception began to take place in Heather’s mind, she began to relate the car she was looking at to all the other vehicles she had seen in the past.  🔊

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