ma , ▁logic ▁or ▁reasoning . ▁Part icip ants ▁in ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁tour ism , ▁extreme ▁sports ▁and ▁recre ational ▁drug - use ▁also ▁tend ▁to ▁stress ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁experience . ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁experience ▁align s ▁it ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁experiment . ▁ ▁Types ▁of ▁experience ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁" ex per ience " ▁may ▁refer , ▁somewhat ▁ambigu ously , ▁both ▁to ▁ment ally ▁un process ed ▁immediately ▁perce ived ▁events ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁pur port ed ▁wisdom ▁gained ▁in ▁subsequent ▁reflection ▁on ▁those ▁events ▁or ▁interpretation ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁Some ▁wisdom - ex per ience ▁accum ul ates ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁time , ▁though ▁one ▁can ▁also ▁experience ▁( and ▁gain ▁general ▁wisdom - ex per ience ▁from ) ▁a ▁single ▁specific ▁moment ary ▁event . ▁ ▁One ▁may ▁also ▁differenti ate ▁between ▁( for ▁example ) ▁physical , ▁mental , ▁emot ional , ▁spiritual , ▁vic ari ous ▁and ▁virtual ▁experience ( s ). ▁ ▁Phys ical ▁▁ ▁Phys ical ▁experience ▁occurs ▁whenever ▁an ▁object ▁or ▁environment ▁changes . ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁physical ▁experiences ▁relate ▁to ▁observ ables . ▁They ▁need ▁not ▁involve ▁modal ▁properties ▁nor ▁mental ▁experiences . ▁ ▁M ental ▁▁ ▁M ental ▁experience ▁involves ▁the ▁aspect ▁of ▁intellect ▁and ▁conscious ness ▁experienced ▁as ▁combinations ▁of ▁thought , ▁per ception , ▁memory , ▁em otion , ▁will ▁and ▁imagination , ▁including ▁all ▁un cons cious ▁cogn itive ▁processes . ▁The ▁term ▁can ▁refer , ▁by