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3. the process by which an individual selects, organizes, and interprets information to create a meaningful picture of the world .        

Explanation:      

Perception: In cognitive sciences and psychology, the term perception is defined as one of the processes that involve organizing, getting, selecting, and interpreting different sensory information.

An individual tends to collect different information present in the surrounding environment via sense organs involving the process of sensation and then it is therefore being perceived by the brain of the person via perception.

Types of perception: Clairvoyance, precognition, telepathy, and psychokinesis.