Infrequency illusion

Infrequency illusion

The Infrequency illusion is the belief that a word, meaning, grammatical construction or phrase that you have only just noticed is rarer and more notable than it really is.

See also

* Adolescent illusion
* Antiquity illusion
* Out-group illusion
* Recency illusion

External links

* [http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19626302.300-the-word-recency-illusion.html New Scientist article] (subscription only; hard copy at "New Scientist", 17 November 2007 p. 60)


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