Individual memory is to preconscious as ancestral memory is to ________.

A) unconscious
B) personal unconscious
C) ego
D) collective unconscious

Collective Unconscious

A concept by Carl Jung referring to the part of the unconscious mind which is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind.

Ancestral Memory

The theory that individuals inherit memories and experiences of their ancestors.

Preconscious

Refers to the part of the mind that contains thoughts, memories, and feelings that are not currently in conscious awareness but can easily be brought to consciousness.