<p>Unofficially, it has been called "illusion of expectation" by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, the guys famous for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inattentional_blindness#Invisible_Gorilla_Test" rel="noreferrer">Invisible Gorilla</a> experiment.</p>

<p>Technically it falls under <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inattentional_blindness#Blindness_despite_fixation" rel="noreferrer">inattentional blindness</a> (or perceptual blindness):</p>

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  <p>... the event in which an individual fails to recognize an unexpected
  stimulus that is in plain sight.</p>
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N.B,: the terminology in the paper found by AliceD is "word skipping".
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@Fizz You mean in [his answer to this related question in relation to skipping 'this'](https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/a/13971/21)?
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<p>I'm sure many of us have this experience: 
When I'm proofreading my own writing I will pass over it multiple times, but miss mistakes since I read what I intended to write (what's "in my head") and not what is actually on the page.</p>

<p>Is there a name for this? I tried searching google, but had no luck.</p>

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Is there a name for reading things how you meant to write them?
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# Is there a name for reading things how you meant to write them?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-19)

I'm sure many of us have this experience:
When I'm proofreading my own writing I will pass over it multiple times, but miss mistakes since I read what I intended to write (what's "in my head") and not what is actually on the page.

Is there a name for this? I tried searching google, but had no luck.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-11-27. Score: 10 | Accepted answer

Unofficially, it has been called "illusion of expectation" by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, the guys famous for the [Invisible Gorilla](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inattentional_blindness#Invisible_Gorilla_Test) experiment.

Technically it falls under [inattentional blindness](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inattentional_blindness#Blindness_despite_fixation) (or perceptual blindness):

> ... the event in which an individual fails to recognize an unexpected
> stimulus that is in plain sight.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: N.B,: the terminology in the paper found by AliceD is "word skipping".  
> **username_3**: @Fizz You mean in [his answer to this related question in relation to skipping 'this'](https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/a/13971/21)?  

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