apperceiving mass
Look at other dictionaries:
apperceptive mass — noun psychology : the whole of a person s previous experience that is used in understanding a new percept or idea called also apperceiving mass, apperception mass … Useful english dictionary
apperceive — /æpəˈsiv/ (say apuh seev) verb (t) (apperceived, apperceiving) 1. to be conscious of perceiving; comprehend. 2. to comprehend by assimilating (a new idea) with the mass of concepts, etc., already in the mind. {from apperception, modelled on… …
