The transformation of physiological sensory stimulus (sight, sound, smell, taste) into meaningful information that is informed by cognitive (i.e., memory/decision making), behavioral (i.e., habits), psychological (i.e., emotions/mood), psychosocial (environment), and interoceptive (internal sensation) processes and experience.
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2024). Sensory-Perceptual Process (SPP). In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
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