What is: Perception
December 2, 2025•121 words
Sensation → Organization → Interpretation (meaning) → Recognition (identity)
Interpretation = sense
Recognition = name
Stimulus → Sensation → Organization → Recognition
Stimulus comes first.
It is outside the body and starts the entire perception process.
Stimulus = energy in the world
Sensation = your body detecting it
Perception = your mind understanding it
Stimulus = external trigger for sensation
Perception = simultaneous reception → intelligent separation → recognition
Perception ends in recognition; thought begins after recognition.
More precise version
Perception = Sensation → Organization → Interpretation → Recognition
Or in compact form:
Stimulus → Sensation → Organization → Recognition → Meaning
Sensation: Data collection
Organization: Data Structure
Inteepretation: Assign Meaning and Memory
Interpretation uses memory to assign identity and meaning.