Information about where you parked your car or the name of your uncle probably is stored in which part of the mind, according to Freud's topographic model?

Information about where you parked your car or the name of your uncle probably is stored in which part of the mind, according to Freud's topographic model?

• A. Conscious
• B. Preconscious
• C. Unconscious
• D. Id

Answer: (B)

Under Freud's topographic view, the mind has three levels: conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. Information you’re thinking about right now is in the conscious. Material you aren’t currently thinking about but could bring to mind with a cue or effort sits in the preconscious. So, the memory of where you parked your car or your uncle’s name isn’t in active awareness, but you could recall it when prompted—that’s exactly what the preconscious handles. The unconscious contains thoughts outside awareness, often repressed, and the id is part of Freud's structural model rather than a location in this topographic map.

Under Freud's topographic view, the mind has three levels: conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. Information you’re thinking about right now is in the conscious. Material you aren’t currently thinking about but could bring to mind with a cue or effort sits in the preconscious. So, the memory of where you parked your car or your uncle’s name isn’t in active awareness, but you could recall it when prompted—that’s exactly what the preconscious handles. The unconscious contains thoughts outside awareness, often repressed, and the id is part of Freud's structural model rather than a location in this topographic map.