On the bus last week, Kyohei heard two women talking about someone named Enisa for the entire 30 minutes of the trip. Today, the woman sitting next to Kyohei in class told her friend that Enisa was coming. Kyohei assumed that Enisa was someone famous and wondered why she did not know her. Kyohei is experiencing:

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The false fame effect is a phenomenon where a person may perceive a familiar name or face as being famous or well-known due to exposure to that name or face in unrelated contexts. In this case, Kyohei heard the name Enisa being mentioned frequently by different people, leading her to assume that Enisa was famous.

On the Bus Last Week, Kyohei Heard Two Women Talking