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exteroception

exteroception

1 9.9
To sense things outside your body using the five senses
  • noun
  • /ɛkˌstɛrəˈsɛpʃən/
  • Specialized
: exterocepción
  • The concept of exteroception explains how we perceive sounds and sights from our environment.

Dopamine and serotonin can be thought of as related to exteroception.

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Examples

  • The study of exteroception is essential in understanding human senses.

  • Training that involves mindfulness can increase awareness of both exteroception and interoception.

  • Human senses like vision and hearing are forms of exteroception that allow us to interact with our environment.

  • Impairments in exteroception may affect a person's awareness of external dangers.

  • Can you explain how exteroception works?

  • Many animals rely on exteroception to navigate their surroundings effectively using their senses.

  • Through exteroception, we become aware of external stimuli like touch, smell, and taste.

Antonyms

interoception
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The feelings you get from inside your body, like hunger or a fast heartbeat

How Sensitive

exteroception
  • Specialized
1 9.9
insensitivity
16 5.5

Surface Forms

exteroception singular
exteroceptions plural

Morphology

exteroception = perception (semi-transparent) = extero + ception

Formed by the technical combining form 'extero-' (external) attached to the common noun 'perception'; the meaning 'perception of external stimuli' is logical but the prefix is specialized and may be unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

Exteroception comes from the parts extero- meaning 'outside' and -ception meaning 'to take in', like perception. So, exteroception is our ability to take in information from outside the body with sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.