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VON DOMARUS PRINCIPLE

By N., Sam M.S.

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 June 5, 2023).
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