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German term or phrase:

Wahrnehmungswissenschaft

English translation:

Perceptual psychology

Added to glossary by YorickJenkins
May 6, 2006 17:16
18 yrs ago
German term

Wahrnehmungswissenschaft

German to English Science Psychology
This is from a paper dealing with falsifications allegedly committed by a psychologist in the area of "Wahrnehmungswissenschaft". I assume that the correct Engish is "cognitive science" but would feel happier if someone would confirm that. Here is an example from the text I have-how would one translate the sentence? Thanks for all help!

"was soll man von Wahrnemungswissenschaftlern halten, die sich weigern, die außersinnliche Wahrnehmung in ihren Forschungskatalog aufzunehmen?"
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 Perceptual psychology
3 +1 science of perception
3 Study of Perception / Scholars of perception

Proposed translations

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Perceptual psychology

I think the term for this might be "perceptual psychology" which according to wikipedia is a sub-field of cognitive psychology.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptual_psychology
Peer comment(s):
agree Stephen Reader : (artist offering) Re. field, your suggestion, Marianne's and Suzie's reasons! - For the sentence given (like a tirade?), e.g. 'What is one to think of students of / researchers into perception who flatly refuse to include extrasensory p. in their brief?'
6 hrs
agree Mario Marcolin : or perception psychology
17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: " Excellent and thanks for all comments I favour this, partly because I met a psychology student who suggested perceptive psychology. Many thanks!"
+1
13 mins

science of perception

s.b.
Reference:

http://www.csbmb.princeton.edu/CSBMB/html/approaches.shtml?id=18

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_perception

Peer comment(s):
agree Armorel Young : since außersinnliche Wahrnehmung is extrasensory perception, it's must be right to use "perception" rather than "cognitive" - and it's a much wider field than just psychology since presumably it includes physiological aspects too
3 hrs
indeed! Thank you!
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Study of Perception / Scholars of perception

not sure I'd use "science" here - although in German it's an often done. From what I get, the actual field is "cognitive psychology" in which "perception" is included....
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception

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