apperception
Pronunciation:
/ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən//ˌæpɚˈsɛpʃən/noun
Definitions
(especially Kantianism) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.
Psychological or mental perception; recognition.
The general process or a particular act of mental assimilation of new experience into the totality of one's past experience.