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event perception  

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  • Event perception is the ability to recognize specific events, to recognize objects in events, and to perceive properties of those objects such as their shape and their weight as well as the specific ways that those objects move. The following is an illustration of event perception: A woman sets out for a walk in the park on a breezy fall day. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Event Perception]

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