Pareidolia is a type of apophenia where people perceive images or sounds in random stimuli, exemplified by seeing faces in inanimate objects or hearing a phone ring amidst background noise.
La paréidolie est une forme d'apophénie où l'on perçoit des images ou des sons dans des stimuli aléatoires, comme voir un visage dans un objet inanimé ou entendre un téléphone sonner dans le bruit de l'eau.
| Fallacy | Pareidolia |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | A type of apophenia involving the perception of images or sounds in random stimuli. For example, hearing a ringing phone while taking a shower. The noise produced by the running water provides a background from which the mind perceives the sound of a phone. A more common example is the perception of a face within an inanimate object—the headlights and grill of an automobile may appear to be "grinning". People around the world see the "Man in the Moon".[11] |
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