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How to pronounce “pareidolia”
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Pronunciation guide for pareidolia
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of pareidolia with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 6 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- A Doctor + a Cartoonist on Creativity and Healing
NM: It's the phenomenon of face pareidolia
- Definition summary
- (psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.
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How to pronounce pareidolia
A Doctor + a Cartoonist on Creativity and Healing

NM: It's the phenomenon of face pareidolia
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “pareidolia”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.
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