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Experience refers to conscious events in general, more specifically to perceptions, or to the practical knowledge and familiarity that is produced by these processes. Understood as a conscious event in the widest sense, experience involves a subject to which various items are presented. In this sense, seeing a yellow bird on a branch presents ...
Lived experience. In qualitative phenomenological research, lived experience refers to the first-hand involvement or direct experiences and choices of a given person, and the knowledge that they gain from it, as opposed to the knowledge a given person gains from second-hand or mediated source. [1] [2] It is a category of qualitative research ...
Out-of-body experience. Artist's depiction of the separation stage of an out-of-body experience, which often precedes free movement. An out-of-body experience ( OBE or sometimes OOBE) is a phenomenon in which a person perceives the world from a location outside their physical body. An OBE is a form of autoscopy (literally "seeing self ...
Experiential learning ( ExL) is the process of learning through experience, and is more narrowly defined as "learning through reflection on doing". [1] Hands-on learning can be a form of experiential learning, but does not necessarily involve students reflecting on their product. [2] [3] [4] Experiential learning is distinct from rote or ...
As defined by Thomasina Borkman (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, George Mason University) experiential knowledge is the cornerstone of therapy in self-help groups, [12] as opposed to both lay (general) and professional knowledge. Sharing in such groups is the narration of significant life experiences in a process through which the knowledge ...
P-consciousness, according to Block, is raw experience: it is moving, colored forms, sounds, sensations, emotions and feelings with our bodies and responses at the center. These experiences, considered independently of any impact on behavior, are called qualia. A-consciousness, on the other hand, is the phenomenon whereby information in our ...
Peak experience. A peak experience is an altered state of consciousness characterized by euphoria, often achieved by self-actualizing individuals. [citation needed] The concept was originally developed by Abraham Maslow in 1964, [citation needed] who described peak experiences as "rare, exciting, oceanic, deeply moving, exhilarating, elevating ...
User experience ( UX) is how a user interacts with and experiences a product, system or service. It includes a person's perceptions of utility, ease of use, and efficiency. Improving user experience is important to most companies, designers, and creators when creating and refining products because negative user experience can diminish the use ...