Experience

Definition

Experience refers to any interaction an individual has with the external world through their senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell). It includes all the events and situations that shape an individual's knowledge and understanding of the world.

Related terms

Sensation:

The process by which our sensory receptors detect and respond to stimuli from the environment.

Perception:

The process through which we interpret and make sense of sensory information received from our surroundings.

Learning:

A relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience.