According to the text, people sometimes believe they have found evidence for ESP when they attribute meaning to coincidental links between variables or events. Such an attribution is called:

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Illusory correlation refers to perceiving a relationship between variables or events when no such relationship exists. In the context of ESP, this means that people may attribute meaning to coincidences that are not actually linked, leading them to believe in psychic abilities. Sensory adaptation refers to the process by which sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant or repetitive stimuli, perceptual constancy refers to the ability to perceive an object as unchanged even when its sensory information changes, and signal detection refers to the ability to identify a stimulus among a background of competing stimuli. None of these concepts are directly related to the attribution of meaning to coincidental links between variables or events.

According to the Text, People Sometimes Believe They Have Found