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positive hallucination

positive hallucination In this historical source, a positive hallucination is the ordinary kind of hallucination: perceiving an object, voice, or scene as present when it is not actually there.

In this historical source, a positive hallucination is the ordinary kind of hallucination: perceiving an object, voice, or scene as present when it is not actually there. It is contrasted with negative hallucination, in which something real is not perceived.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Hallucination” (Hallucination).
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