Some Results from an
Internet Déjà Vu Questionnaire

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Some Results from an Internet Déjà Vu Questionnaire

Some things known about déjà experiences:

Definitions:

Some of the Internet survey goals:

Method:

Demographic results:

General results:
  • Mixed forms of both déjà vécu and déjà visité occur.
  • 61% said only a few or even none of their déjà experiences had to do with important events.
  • Some hereditary influence may be present.
  • Sight and hearing clearly predominate but smell, touch and taste are also sometimes involved.
  • 75% remember some, many or all their dreams.
  • Only 5% say they have been diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy.
  • 48% say they are thinking types.
  • 1224 introverts (40%) and 699 extraverts (23%) have responded thus far (1167 or 38% say they are both).

How often have you experienced this?
déjà vécu (N = 2984) - déjà visité (N = 2146)

What was the shortest span of time this occurred?
déjà vécu (N = 2971) - déjà visité (N = 1748)

What was the longest span of time this occurred?
déjà vécu (N = 2954) - déjà visité (N = 1734)

What would you estimate was a typical span of time?
déjà vécu (N = 2953) - déjà visité (N = 1732)

How old were you when you had the first such experience?
déjà vécu (N = 2952) - déjà visité (N = 1708)

How old were you when such experiences happened most often?
déjà vécu (N = 2930) - déjà visité (N = 1706)

How old were you when such experiences were the most intense?
déjà vécu (N = 2919) - déjà visité (N = 1696)

How old were you when such experiences stopped happening?
déjà vécu (N = 2912) - déjà visité (N = 1693)

How many of the experiences were pleasant for you?
déjà vécu (N = 2799) - déjà visité (N = 1638)

How many of the experiences were unpleasant for you?
déjà vécu (N = 2746) - déjà visité (N = 1617)

How many of the experiences were frightening for you?
déjà vécu (N = 2771) - déjà visité (N = 1623)

How many of the experiences were reassuring for you?
déjà vécu (N = 2717) - déjà visité (N = 1604)

How many of the experiences were stunning for you?
déjà vécu (N = 2800) - déjà visité (N = 1639)

How many of the experiences were puzzling for you?
déjà vécu (N = 2890) - déjà visité (N = 1674)

How well can you remember what happened during the experience?
déjà vécu (N = 2974) - déjà visité (N = 1720)

How do such experiences typically begin?
déjà vécu (N = 2973) - déjà visité (N = 1719)

How would you describe your typical state of alertness during such experiences?
déjà vécu (N = 2964) - déjà visité (N = 1721)

How do such experiences typically end?
déjà vécu (N = 2961) - déjà visité (N = 1713)

Has there been any change in the frequency of these experiences?
déjà vécu (N = 2967) - déjà visité (N = 1712)

What would you estimate to be a typical frequency of their happening?
déjà vécu (N = 2947) - déjà visité (N = 1703)

How much of the situation you were in was included in your experience?
déjà vécu (N = 3038) - déjà visité (N = 2088)

How well did your "memory" of the situation tally with what actually took place?
déjà vécu (N = 3038) - déjà visité (N = 2078)

Did you ever have the impression that you knew in advance what was going to happen before it took place in such an experience?
déjà vécu (N = 3030) - déjà visité (N = 2068)

Do you have an explanation of how this can occur?
déjà vécu (N = 3041) - déjà visité (N = 2079)

If you have an explanation or theory, how certain are you that it is true?
déjà vécu (N = 2470) - déjà visité (N = 299)

How many of your déjà experiences contained both time and geography elements equally strongly? (N = 3061)

How often have such experiences happened in a situation or at a place that was in someway momentous or important to you (for a reason other than that you had such an experience there)? (N = 3079)

How many of your blood-related family members have had such experiences? (N = 3082)

Which of your senses are involved in such experiences:

How many of your dreams do you remember? (N = 3129)

Do you consider yourself to be mainly male or female? (N = 3124)

How old are you? (N = 3138)

Which racial group do you belong to? (N = 3123) 68% said they were Caucasian and 10% gave no answer. The rest were divided up as follows:

What country did you live in when you had such experiences?

Which level of education have you completed up till now? (N = 3070)

Have you ever been diagnosed as having temporal lobe epilepsy (or do you suspect you might suffer from it)? (N = 3005)

Please tell us what your main way of functioning (Jungian type) is (N = 3116):

Please say if you think you tend to be more introverted or extraverted (N = 3090):

Summary of similarities and differences:

Summary of demographic data:

Conclusions:

This was an initial look at the answers that were submitted. Subsequent analysis will seek to determine connections between the various populations (age, sex, Jungian type, etc.) represented in our sample population.

Acknowledgements:

References:

Author:Art Funkhouser