Définition "perception" dans le dictionnaire Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

perception n

1 the act or the effect of perceiving

2 insight or intuition gained by perceiving

3 the ability or capacity to perceive

4 way of perceiving; awareness or consciousness; view
advertising affects the customer's perception of a product

5 the process by which an organism detects and interprets information from the external world by means of the sensory receptors

6 (Law) the collection, receipt, or taking into possession of rents, crops, etc.
(C15: from Latin perceptio comprehension; see perceive)
♦ perceptional adj

extrasensory perception n
the supposed ability of certain individuals to obtain information about the environment without the use of normal sensory channels, (Also called) cryptaesthesia See also → clairvoyance → 1 → telepathy (Abbrev.) ESP

subliminal perception n
(Psychol) perception of or reaction to a stimulus that occurs without awareness or consciousness, (Also called) subception