If you sense something is true by instinct, but not necessarily by fact, you can describe that sense as perceived. Although statistically flying is safer than driving, you've always perceived driving to be safer because you are in control and a good driver.
The adjective perceived has its Latin roots in per, meaning "thoroughly," and capere, meaning "to grasp." Today it retains a sense of grasping something mentally or sensing it. As president you accomplished a lot, but the public perceived your agenda to be a failure because it wasn't as far reaching as they had hoped. How you are perceived in an interview will determine whether you get the job, so try to look your best.
