Briefly glancing at a visual scene without consciously processing it may lead us to experience ________ when we subsequently focus conscious attention on the scene.
A) déjà vu
B) proactive interference
C) repression
D) anterograde amnesia

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Déjà vu is the feeling of having already experienced a situation or event that is actually being encountered for the first time. Briefly glancing at a visual scene without consciously processing it may create a sense of familiarity, leading to déjà vu when we subsequently focus conscious attention on the scene.

Briefly Glancing at a Visual Scene Without Consciously Processing It