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Meaning
Noun
●
In Psychology & Senses:
The
tendency
to
interpret
a
vague
stimulus
as something known to the
observer
, such as
interpreting
marks
on Mars as
canals
, seeing
shapes
in
clouds
, or
hearing
hidden
messages
in music.
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Magical Thinking
Rhymes
Anatolia
Pareidolia
Melancholia
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