Question

When anthropologists compare ancient artifacts from South America, Europe, and Australia, they often find similarities among the images that are depicted. Based on Jung’s analytical psychology, some of these apparent similarities may stem from:a. The collective unconsciousb. The preconscious c. Manifest consciousness d. Reciprocal determinism

Answer 1

Answer:

A) the collective unconscious

Explanation:

Carl Jung was a Swiss psychoanalytic psychologist who came out with the concept of the collective unconscious.

Unlike Freud, Jung believed that the unconscious was made of knowledge that we are born with and that is shared by all cultures and humans due to our past experience, it's as if these memories would transmit in the genes. The proof for his theory was the fact that he actually noticed how some imagery repeats itself and it's very similar from cultures from all over the world and that couldn't be in contact with one another back in the day (the idea of a God, a good mother, etc).

Therefore, when anthropologists compare ancient artifacts from South America, Europe, and Australia, they often find similarities among the images that are depicted. Based on Jung’s analytical psychology, some of these apparent similarities may stem from the collective unconscious.