A false sense of visual familiarity in a situation. The term means “already seen” in French.
Example: A tourist enters Vatican City for the first time and is struck by an eerie sense of familiarity as she views this new scene.
Déjà Vu
APA Reference
Grinnell, R. (2018). Déjà Vu. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 18, 2019, from https://psychcentral.com/encyclopedia/deja-vu/
Grinnell, R. (2018). Déjà Vu. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 18, 2019, from https://psychcentral.com/encyclopedia/deja-vu/