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Yes. Humans tend to see what they expect to see rather than what is actually there.


The best example of this is all the "ghost hunter" shows that were (are?) popular.

If you listen to static looking for something to hear, you're gonna find something.

If you see a heat pattern left by someone leaning on a locker and you want to see something, you're gonna see "a face and body!!!" instead of just the fact that the shoulder pressed more than the arm and left a larger circle.




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