Pareidolia
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Pareidolia is the tendency for incorrect perception of a stimulus as an object, pattern or meaning known to
the observer, such as seeing shapes in clouds, seeing faces in inanimate objects or abstract patterns, or
hearing hidden messages in music. Pareidolia can be considered a subcategory
of apophenia. Common examples are perceived images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formations, the Man
in the Moon, the Moon rabbit, and other lunar pareidolia. The concept of pareidolia may extend to include
hidden messages in recorded music played in reverse or at higher- or
lower-than-normal speeds, and hearing indistinct voices in random noise such as that produced by air
conditioners or fans. Pareidolia was at one time considered a symptom of human psychosis, but it is now seen
as a normal human tendency. Pareidolia is not confined to humans. Scientists
have for years taught computers to use visual clues to ”see” faces and other images.
