Brian sees an apple on his desk. The sight of the apple reminds him of the times he spent picking apples from his grandmother's apple trees as a child. The experiences Brian had with apples has affected his of the apple.

Perception

Explanation:

Perception refers to the manner sensory information from the environment is identified, organized, processed, and used to form decision or a reaction.

The interpretation of this sensory stimulus is usually dependent on past experience, previously stored knowledge or belief.

The experiences Brian had with apples have affected his perception of the apple on his desk

Explanation:

The sensory receptors of the human body are always gathering information from our environment and it is what we make of this information being gathered by the receptors that influence our interaction with the world. In this vein, perception can be said to be the manner in which sensory information is arranged, communicated, interpreted and experienced.

Perception entails the bottom - up and top - down processing. In bottom processing, it is generally accepted that perceptions commence and grow from sensory input while in top - down processing, the way they are interpreted is dependent on and influenced by our thoughts, knowledge and experience.

Going by the information above it is clear that the times Brian spent picking apples from his grandmum's apple trees have influenced his perception of the apple before him