perceptual
adjective
per·cep·tu·al
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Definition of perceptual
: of, relating to, or involving perception especially in relation to immediate sensory experience
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The colors of faces are so important to the overall way humans perceive the world that when something upends that perceptual channel, our brains call a red alert. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "Why We See the Colors of Faces Differently Than Other Things," 8 July 2019 As the experimenter moved the high and low pitches closer together, making the perceptual task more difficult, Natua would sometimes, after an interval of hesitation, choose to press the opt-out paddle. — Thomas Nagel, The New York Review of Books, "Known Unknowns," 18 Apr. 2019 Obviously, for a film like Forrest Gump or the Hitchcock TV episode, there is a film editor employing various perceptual tricks to give the illusion of transitioning between scenes. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "What watching Forrest Gump tells us about how we store memories," 18 Oct. 2018 This includes issues with language comprehension, memory, and visual/perceptual function at age 6 as well as problems with attention, problem-solving, and analytical skills at ages 13-16. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Here’s What You Need to Know About Using Marijuana While Pregnant or Breastfeeding," 12 Oct. 2018 But there’s also a feverish focus on exuberant color, artifice-laden compositions and perceptual plays that slip back and forth across the thresholds between reality and fantasy, nature and culture. — Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, "Artists at Winston Wächter gallery construct enticing ‘Summer Dreams’," 30 July 2018 Theoretically, performance on any task that relies on this perceptual ability (not just those studied) could predict performance on any other. — Simon Makin, Scientific American, "How Perceptive Are You? Not Everyone Is the Same," 28 May 2018 The term was coined in the 1960s by the perceptual psychologist James J. Gibson and has since been given two related but distinct definitions. — New York Times, "Take a Photo Here," 27 June 2018 While these are largely well-known perceptual tricks, the internet has shifted real social dynamics by showing visible disagreement amongst broad swaths of society and competing visions of reality. — An Xiao Mina, The Atlantic, "That Merkel Photo Is More Like a Meme Than a Renaissance Painting," 11 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'perceptual.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for perceptual
perceptual
adjective
per·cep·tu·al
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Medical Definition of perceptual
: of, relating to, or involving perception especially in relation to immediate sensory experience
auditory perceptual deficits
Other Words from perceptual
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