Perception

Perception refers to the ability to know or become aware of something through the use of the human senses. This may be through physical interactions with stimuli using sight, sound, or touch or through more abstract senses such as intuition in which the mind can mentally grasp thoughts and ideas. These interactions allow us as individuals to organize, identify, and interpret information; they help to create structure and give meaning to our environments and ourselves. Indeed, the term perception derives from the Latin percipio meaning to gain, learn, or understand. Modern usage of the word has not strayed far from the original use of perception, as individuals consider what they perceive and how they perceive as critical to understanding what they can know and what ...