When a new experience triggers the retrieval of a past experience without yielding any of the details, this new experience seems familiar even though the older memory is too weak to rise to the level of awareness. This experience is known as
A)déjà vu.
B)eidetic imagery.
C)lucid dreaming.
D)a sane hallucination.

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Déjà vu is the phenomenon where a new experience feels familiar in a vague way, even though the specific details of the past experience cannot be recalled, fitting the description provided.

When a New Experience Triggers the Retrieval of a Past