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'''Pareidolia Theater''' is a sociological phenomenon in which a culture responds to a stimulus, usually an image or a sound, by perceiving a familiar film or video, where none exists (e.g., in random data). | [[File:PAREIDOLIA_THEATER.jpg|thumb|Pareidolia Theater.]]'''Pareidolia Theater''' is a sociological phenomenon in which a culture responds to a stimulus, usually an image or a sound, by perceiving a familiar film or video, where none exists (e.g., in random data). | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:01, 24 February 2021
Pareidolia Theater is a sociological phenomenon in which a culture responds to a stimulus, usually an image or a sound, by perceiving a familiar film or video, where none exists (e.g., in random data).
In the News
Satellite photo of a mesa in the Cydonia region of Mars, often called the "Face on Mars" is a classic example of pareidolia. High-resolution photos from multiple viewpoints demonstrate that the "face" is in fact a natural rock formation.
Fiction cross-reference
Categories
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Calendrical pareidolia (nonfiction) - the phenomenon of responding to a calendar-based stimulus (such as births and deaths, occurring on the same day in the calendar but otherwise evidencing no causal relationship) by perceiving a familiar pattern where none exists.
- Pareidolia (nonfiction)
External links
- Pareidoila @ Wikipedia