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Pareidolia

Definition:

Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon that causes humans to perceive meaningful images or patterns in otherwise random or vague stimuli.

Examples:

1. The face-like shapes people see in clouds or the man in the moon are both instances of pareidolia.
2. She stared at the inkblot on the paper, experiencing pareidolia as it transformed into various animals in her mind.
3. Some people tend to experience pareidolia more frequently, often finding figures in the patterns of wallpaper or textured surfaces.

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