Edward B. Titchener defined perception âas a group of sensations to which meaning is added from past experiences.â In contemporary psychology, perception is commonly treated as an intervening variable dependent upon stimulus factor, earning sets, moods, and emotional and motivational conditions of the organism.
Piwakawaka or Fantail. The fantail or Piwakawaka is a small native forest bird with a small head and bill and a long tail which opens to a fan, giving the bird its name. It has a grey head, white eyebrow and white and black band under the chin on the upper chest.Its tail is black and white.The scientific name for fantail is Rhipidura fuliginosa. This well named bird has been able to adapt itself very satisfactorily to an environment that has changed over the centuries.t has a grey head, white eyebrow and white and black band under the chin on the upper chest. Its tail is black and white. The scientific name for fantail is Rhipidura fuliginosa. This well named bird has been able to adapt itself very satisfactorily to an environment that has changed over the centuries.
All of the errant spellings of Piscataqua, she told him, would have been recognized as proper by an Indian listener. Peske, she said, means branch, and tegwe is a river with a strong current, possibly tidal. Piscataqua, peske-tegwe to an Abenaki speaker, would likely mean the portion of the river between Great Bay and the sea. While the Piscataquack pronunciation would likely refer to the branching off point itself, according to Eckstorm, along Great Bay and Little Bay.