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Apophenia Explained | Pareidolia, Confirmation Bias, & Other Pattern Errors

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What is apophenia? Have you ever looked at a cloud and thought it looked like an animal? Or have you ever looked at the moon and thought there was a face on it? These are examples of apophenia and it is when our brains see meaningful patterns in unrelated things. Statisticians call this a type 1 error, or false positive. In this video, we will be going through 4 types of apophenia (pareidolia, gambler's fallacy, clustering illusion, and confirmation bias) to better understand this psychological phenomenon. Join the community! Facebook:   / mindfulthinks   Twitter:   / mindfulthinks   Instagram:   / mindfulthinks   mindfulthinks.com carlos@mindfulthinks.com Sources: Apophenia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophen.... Apophenia https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti... Being Amused by Apophenia https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... 11-11-11, Apophenia, and the Meaning of Life https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... Apophenia Explained https://www.masterclass.com/articles/... It's All Connected https://slate.com/technology/2014/09/... ...more
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Apophenia Explained | Pareidolia, Confirmation Bias, & Other Pattern Errors
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2021Feb 19
What is apophenia? Have you ever looked at a cloud and thought it looked like an animal? Or have you ever looked at the moon and thought there was a face on it? These are examples of apophenia and it is when our brains see meaningful patterns in unrelated things. Statisticians call this a type 1 error, or false positive. In this video, we will be going through 4 types of apophenia (pareidolia, gambler's fallacy, clustering illusion, and confirmation bias) to better understand this psychological phenomenon. Join the community! Facebook:   / mindfulthinks   Twitter:   / mindfulthinks   Instagram:   / mindfulthinks   mindfulthinks.com carlos@mindfulthinks.com Sources: Apophenia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophen.... Apophenia https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti... Being Amused by Apophenia https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... 11-11-11, Apophenia, and the Meaning of Life https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... Apophenia Explained https://www.masterclass.com/articles/... It's All Connected https://slate.com/technology/2014/09/...

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