apperception

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By his development of the doctrine of apperception he took psychology forever beyond the old associationism which had ceased to be fruitful.

From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund

Then shall mother and teacher sweetly lisp of the "fringe of apperception," "the stream of consciousness," "inhibition," "ideal motor action," and "the tabula raza."

From Little Aliens by Kelly, Myra

For our delicate machinery of apperception there is no longer right or wrong; vice and virtue are the acid and alkali of existence.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James

"This question is for the real Haslop: Have you ever been put through a Rorschach, thematic apperception or free association test?"

From Problem on Balak by Aycock, Roger D.

Each apperception center had its own elevator shaft which went through the concrete of the "dura matter" down to "Grand Central", the traffic center below The Brain.

From The Brain by Blade, Alexander