perception
How minds understand
Perception is a verbal noun based on the verb perceive.
Perception can refer to the faculty of becoming aware through the senses or mind, as in impaired perception.
Perception can also be a particular sense impression: The camouflage is so effective that perception of the octopus is nearly impossible.
Perception is used appreciatively to describe an ability to discern things quickly, acutely, or intuitively: She is a therapist of very rare and sensitive perception.
Mental knowledge acquisition
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- interpretationAssigned meaning
processing · analysis · conceptualization · mental · reasoning · thought · learning · knowledge
Perceived stimulus or phenomenon
- sightVisual perception faculty
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- tasteFlavor perception ability
smell · vision · auditory · olfactory · gustatory · tactile · sensory · stimulus
Keen perception and judgment
- acumenSharpness of mind
- perspicacityKeen mental perception
- astutenessShrewd perceptiveness
- keennessSharpness of perception
sharpness · shrewdness · penetration · clear-sightedness · insightfulness · acuity · intuition · understanding
State of sentient awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
wakefulness · cognizance · notice · observation · realization · acknowledgment · orientation · sentience
Effect on the mind
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- opinionSubjective personal belief
conclusion · reading · interpretation · bias · prejudice · stereotype · objectivity · subjectivity
Way of seeing things
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
outlook · interpretation · worldview · mindset · framing · slant · take · attitude
Unproven inner sense
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
intuitiveness · foreboding · subconscious · innate · feeling · inkling · sense · impression
Paranormal mental faculty
- psychicOne claiming supernatural perception
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
- telepathyDirect mental communication
- precognitionParanormal future awareness
paranormal · supernatural · divination · prophetic · mediumship
cognition
Mental knowledge acquisition
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
interpretation · processing · analysis · conceptualization · mental · reasoning · thought · learning · knowledge · apprehension
sensation
Perceived stimulus or phenomenon
taste · smell · vision · auditory · olfactory · gustatory · tactile · sensory · stimulus · feel
discernment
Keen perception and judgment
- acumenSharpness of mind
- perspicacityKeen mental perception
- astutenessShrewd perceptiveness
keenness · sharpness · shrewdness · penetration · clear-sightedness · insightfulness · acuity · intuition · understanding · grasp
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
attentiveness · wakefulness · cognizance · notice · observation · realization · acknowledgment · orientation · sentience · presence
impression
Effect on the mind
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
opinion · conclusion · reading · interpretation · bias · prejudice · stereotype · objectivity · subjectivity · distortion
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
context · outlook · interpretation · worldview · mindset · framing · slant · take · attitude · orientation
hunch
Unproven inner sense
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
foresight · intuitiveness · foreboding · subconscious · innate · feeling · inkling · sense · impression · presentiment
ESP
Paranormal mental faculty
- psychicOne claiming supernatural perception
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
- telepathyDirect mental communication
precognition · paranormal · supernatural · divination · prophetic · mediumship
- mindmind, thought, cognition, consciousness, thinking
- psychologypsychology, psychologist, therapist, psychiatrist, clinical psychology
- mental conceptsthought, thinking, ideas, concepts, memory
- mental sharpnessmental agility, mental clarity, mental focus, acumen, sharp mind
- mental skillsmemory, intelligence, focus, concentration, reasoning
- mental statesknowledge, conscious, mood, anxious, memory
perceptionmisperception
Incorrect interpretation of reality
reality · truth · misunderstanding · misapprehension · misinterpretation
perceptionobliviousness
Lack of awareness
obtuseness · dullness · imperceptiveness · unperceptiveness · blindness
perceptionunawareness
State of not knowing
oblivion · ignorance · unconsciousness · insensibility · inattention
- sensory perceptionDetecting stimuli through senses
- spatial perceptionSensing relative positions
- depth perceptionGauging object distance visually
- thresholds of perceptionSmallest detectable stimulus levels
- public perceptionCollective societal viewpoint
- extrasensory perceptionAwareness beyond the senses
perceptive, perceptible, imperceptible, perceptions, perceptiveness, perceptibly, imperceptibly, perceptively, imperceptive