8Pareidolia

Pareidolia is when random images or sounds are perceived as significant. Seeing clouds in the shapes of dinosaurs, Jesus on a hot pocket, or hearing messages when a record is played backward are common examples of pareidolia. The common element is that the stimulus is neutral, it does not have intentional meaning; the meaning is in the viewer’s perception.

Interesting Fact: the Rorschach Inkblot test was developed to use pareidolia to tap into people’s mental states. Testees are shown images of ambiguous pictures, and asked to describe what they see. Responses are analyzed to discover the testee’s hidden thoughts.

8空想性視覺

空想性視覺是指在感覺上隨機出現的圖片和聲音，就好像看到了一樣。在云上看到恐龍的形狀，在一種流行的口袋上看到上帝，或者在背景有信息在播放時，好像聽到信息了似的。這些都是空想性行為的常見例子。這個共同的特征就是這個刺激是中立的，并沒有特殊的意思，沒有觀察者的感覺在內。

有趣的現象，RorschachInkblot test是用空想性行為來幫助人們記憶。實驗是用一些不清楚的圖片，來問別人他們看到了什么，實驗者的反應被用來發現他們隱藏著的信息。

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