David Was Half-Listening to Maria's Long-Winded Story as He Reached

Multiple Choice

David was half-listening to Maria's long-winded story as he reached down to close the oven door. Suddenly he had the eerie feeling that he had experienced the same moment once before-a classic déjà vu experience. He told Maria, who said, "I just learned about déjà vu experiences in my psychology class. Sometimes it happens because you're not really paying attention to your surroundings, and then when you do focus your attention, it feels strangely familiar." Maria was using the _____ explanation to account for David's déjà vu experience.

A) inattentional blindness
B) retrieval cue failure
C) imagination inflation
D) absentmindedness