AP Psychology

Category - Psychology

Which psychologist coined the term ‘collective unconscious’?
  1. Albert Watson
  2. Sigmund Freud
  3. Frederic Bartlett
  4. Carl Jung
  5. Homer Simpson
Explanation
Answer: D - Carl Jung is the psychologist who coined the term ‘collective unconscious’.
Key Takeaway: Carl Jung’s collective unconscious is said to refer to pre-existing forms and archetypes of knowledge that are not developed by an individual person but inherited. These forms and archetypes are organized and stored in a similar way amongst all humans. For example, the archetypes of good and evil are organized similarly amongst people despite their differing cultures and languages.
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