The Collective Unconscious Earlier in this lesson, you learned about the idea of a collective unconscious set forth by psychoanalytic "dissident," Carl Jung. This concept is not only important to the field of psychology, but it is one that is widely used by various disciplines in the Humanities. For this assignment you will create a brief PowerPoint presentation that illustrates the collective unconscious of your particular culture. What sort of symbols and archetypes emerge from your research? What sort of values and/or meanings do these symbols represent? How does this collective unconscious influence individual behavior