Apperception
WordNet
noun
(1) The process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , first used by Gottfried Leibnitz (1646-1716).
Noun
- The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; perception that reflects upon itself.
- The general process or a particular act of mental assimilation of new experience into the totality of one's past experience.
- Intensified or energetic perception.