Apperception is the way we allow an object to enter our mind. After the object enters our mind, we associate it with other things in our mind so that we can produce a suitable reaction to the object. James states "I think you see plainly enough now that the process of apperception is what I called it a moment ago, a resultant of the association of ideas" (pg. 78).
In my education, I look at apperception as a way to look at certain concepts that I will learn in my classes. For Example: Science is an interesting subject to learn. But I used to have trouble understanding science and how it connected to my life. One day, my professor was talking about the amount of hydrogen atoms that are in water. I knew that water had 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. After I made the connection of why subscripts were used in chemical substances, I was able to understand science better. But if I was told to find out how many hydrogen atoms are found in 3 test tubes of water, then I would need to use math to solve the problem (2 hydrogen atoms x 3 test tubes = 6 hydrogen atoms in all).
James spoke about apperception in this talk. Often times, we look at objects based on our previous experience with other objects. But in our classrooms, how can we assist students as they aim to apperceive objects? How can we help them to connect the new objects that they have used before?
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