The phrase "a perceived heightened" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an increase in awareness, sensitivity, or intensity that is recognized or felt by individuals or groups.
Example: "The study revealed a perceived heightened sense of urgency among the participants regarding climate change."
Alternatives: "an observed increase" or "a sensed elevation".
Contemporary researchers have found that drive for muscularity is heightened among men when there is a perceived threat to their masculinity such as performance on some task (Steinfeldt et al. 2011) or perceiving that they hold some less masculine traits (Blashill, 2011).
The beating, which was surreptitiously recorded by a bystander and then widely broadcast on television, heightened racial tensions nationwide and rendered King a symbol of a perceived pattern of police brutality toward racial minorities.
Criticism of this practice was heightened by the increased quality and reliability of cricket pitches, which made batting easier, led to higher scores and created a perceived imbalance in the game.
That, and a perceived benefit.
He added, "There is a perceived barrier".
React with decorum to a perceived slight.
When considering the limits to exercise in people with HMI, the maximal RER and fat oxidation levels at test termination suggest that low levels of aerobic muscle performance and not a heightened perceived level of exertion were limiting exercise performance.
Compliance to some self-protective behaviors such as wearing protecting clothes increased possibly as a response to their heightened perceived vulnerability.
The scanning, as students arrive for classes in the morning, may be conducted at any of the roughly 80percentt of secondary schools that do not have permanent metal detectors, Mr. Bloomberg said, but schools where officials perceive there is a heightened risk will probably be searched more frequently.
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