Some People Reported Seeing a Face on the Surface of Mars

question 54

Multiple Choice

Some people reported seeing a face on the surface of Mars in data sent back from the Viking spacecraft that flew to Mars in 1976. Psychologists would suggest _____ as the MOST likely explanation for this interpretation

• A) an instance of group hallucination
• B) visual pareidolia
• C) a visual illusion
• D) an error in divided attention

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