Déjà vu: An illusion of prediction
Cleary and Claxton, Psychological Science 29(4), 2018, 635-644. Participants navigated a path resembling one experienced earlier without remembering it. Greater resemblance raised reports of déjà vu. Déjà vu did not improve accuracy in predicting the next turn but raised confidence in knowing it. The authors conclude that premonition feelings during déjà vu are real but can be illusory, possibly through a metacognitive bias.
Cleary and Claxton, Psychological Science 29(4), 2018, 635-644. Participants navigated a path resembling one experienced earlier without remembering it. Greater resemblance raised reports of déjà vu. Déjà vu did not improve accuracy in predicting the next turn but raised confidence in knowing it. The authors conclude that premonition feelings during déjà vu are real but can be illusory, possibly through a metacognitive bias.
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Cleary, A. M., & Claxton, A. B. (2018). Déjà vu: An illusion of prediction. Psychological Science, 29(4), 635-644. doi:10.1177/0956797617743018 https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797617743018