How do you think "Intuition" works, from a Psychological point of view?

Question

I'm a Psychology Major working on a theory of mine based on Intuition and Deja Vu. I have my own opinions and studies, but I'd like to get some other peoples' perspectives to help me narrow down my field of research. Any detailed personal accounts of intuition and deja vu would be most appreciated.

If anyone knows of sources that may be of help in my study or any previous studies in this branch of research, I would be most grateful.

Thank you for your time and willingness to help out.

Answer 1

While I won't disagree with the first answerer,
I have major doubt that's all there is to it.

When dealing with Intuition and DejaVu,
there are so many connections we've
not even begun to see let alone understand
--and that's just of stuff we have logical
assumation of.

What about all those educated guesses
which we experience as they put themselves
together within us?

The first answerer addresses in succinct
terms cut and dried reasoning, but there
is so much more, so many nuances of
possibility within the human interaction
and inner, cerebral workings that to do
justice to the science of it, I must bow
out with, This is not the scope for it.

I'm under the impression people with
names such as Carl Jung and Isabel
Myers can offer considerably more than I.

Thanks.

Answer 2

I think intuition is based on information from the senses, or previous experience or learning that we are not, at that moment, consciously aware of. For example I often 'know' who is ringing me before I answer the phone, but then I have a limited number of friends and hear from them a intervals so my 'intuition' is probably no more than an educated guess.

Likewise with deja vu. Something in the present stimulates memories.