Pareidolia

ENZH

What Does Pareidolia Mean?

  • 错觉性知觉
  • 幻觉
  • 伪影

Pareidolia Pronunciation

/ˌpɛr.aɪˈdoʊ.li.ə/

Pareidolia Definition

noun

Definition

The tendency of perception to attribute familiar images or patterns to random stimuli.

In ZH

感知的倾向,将熟悉的图像或模式归因于随机刺激。

How to Use Pareidolia in a Sentence

  • Many people see faces in clouds due to pareidolia.
  • Pareidolia can lead us to see shapes in rock formations.
  • Children often experience pareidolia when imagining shapes in their food.
  • The phenomenon of pareidolia is why we see faces in inanimate objects.
  • Photography sometimes captures pareidolia when random patterns resemble familiar figures.