单词 | frequency illusion |
释义 | > as lemmasfrequency illusion frequency illusion n. a quirk of perception whereby a phenomenon to which one is newly alert suddenly seems ubiquitous.Also called the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon (see Baader-Meinhof phenomenon at Baader–Meinhof n. 2).Cf. recency illusion n. at recency n. Compounds. ΚΠ 2005 A. Zwicky Lang. Log 7 Aug. in http://itre.cis.upenn.edu (blog, Internet Archive Wayback Machine 10 Sept. 2005) Another selective attention effect..is the Frequency Illusion: once you've noticed a phenomenon, you think it happens a whole lot, even ‘all the time’. 2018 R. J. Hilton in J. Marques & S. Dhiman Engaged Leadership (e-book, accessed 25 June 2018) xiv. 244 The frequency illusion occurs when you buy a new car, and suddenly you see the same car everywhere. Or when a pregnant woman suddenly notices other pregnant women all over the place. < as lemmas |
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