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Area of Science:

  • Analytical Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Cross-Cultural Psychology

Background:

  • Theories of archetypes and the collective unconscious are central to analytical psychology but lack empirical testing.
  • Previous research proposed a cognitive paradigm to explore archetypes as evolutionary memory.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a cross-cultural replication of the Rosen et al. experiment.
  • To investigate the empirical basis of archetypes and the collective unconscious.
  • To test the cross-cultural validity of findings on archetypal memory.

Main Methods:

  • A cognitive psychological experimental paradigm was employed.
  • The study replicated previous work by Rosen et al. in German-speaking Switzerland.
  • Participants were tested on symbol-meaning pair recall.

Main Results:

  • A recall advantage for archetypal symbol-meaning pairs was observed, corroborating previous findings.
  • The pattern of results was consistent across English and German-speaking participants.
  • Findings suggest that archetypal memory may transcend specific cultural and linguistic contexts.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides empirical support for the concept of archetypal (evolutionary) memory.
  • The cross-cultural replication strengthens the generalizability of findings on archetypes.
  • Results indicate that archetypes may represent a universal aspect of human cognition.