an explanation of schizophrenic thinking based upon the idea that the person interprets two things as exactly alike only because they have exactly alike traits or indicators.
VON DOMARUS PRINCIPLE: "In schizophrenic thinking, the von domarus principle asserts that two things which are merely similar are confused to be identical or the same. "
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "VON DOMARUS PRINCIPLE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/von-domarus-principle/ (accessed July 2, 2022).