Déjà Vu May Occur When

question 105

Multiple Choice

Déjà vu may occur when:

• A) cues in the present context overlap with those from the past, so there is an eerie experience of having been there before.
• B) a lack of retrieval cues prevents recalling the time and the details of the last time we were in a location.
• C) a memory is encoded during a peak of high emotion and then forgotten until the emotional arousal is once again high.
• D) repressed information threatens to enter consciousness when cues in the present activate unconscious

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