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Giving the meaning to sensation on the basis of past experience is called:

  1. A
    sensation
  2. B
    perception
  3. C
    motivation
  4. D
    imagination

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Perception is the process through which we interpret and organize the received sensory information so as to produce our conscious experience of objects and their relationship.
Sensation: Refers to the direct reception and transmission of messages from the environment via sense organs without adding meaning.

Perception: Occurs when meaning from past experiences is added to raw sensations.

Motivation: Directs, controls, or explains human behavior based on needs and desires.

Imagination: A creative act involving self-realizing intuition.

Hence, giving meaning to sensation on the basis of past experience is called perception.

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Giving the meaning to sensation on the basis of past experience is called:
A
sensation
B
perception
C
motivation
D
imagination

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