What is it when you see faces in everything?
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What is it called when you see faces in everything?
Pareidolia
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What umbrella term encompasses seeing faces in everything?
Apophenia
Pareidolia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia
Pareidolia is a type of apophenia involving the perception of images or sounds in random stimuli.
Apophenia Pareidolia
Apophenia (/æpoʊˈfiːniə/) is the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things.[1] The term (German: Apophänie) was coined by psychiatrist Klaus Conrad in his 1958 publication on the beginning stages of schizophrenia.[2] He defined it as "unmotivated seeing of connections [accompanied by] a specific feeling of abnormal meaningfulness".[3][4] He described the early stages of delusional thought as self-referential over-interpretations of actual sensory perceptions, as opposed to hallucinations.
Apophenia
A common example is the perception of a face within an inanimate object—the headlights and grill of an automobile may appear to be "grinning". People around the world see the "Man in the Moon".[8] People sometimes see the face of a religious figure in a piece of toast or in the grain of a piece of wood. There is strong evidence that the use of psychedelic drugs tends to induce or enhance pareidolia.
Apophenia Pareidolia
Apophenia is the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things. Pareidolia is a type of apophenia involving the perception of images or sounds in random stimuli. A common example is the perception of a face within an inanimate object—the headlights and grill of an automobile may appear to be "grinning." 