Déjà Vu May Occur When

question 216

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 our ability to recall the time and the details of the last time we have been in that 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 memories.

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