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Phrenology (Noun)

Meaning

A now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties.

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Examples

  • The outdated and discredited theory of phrenology was widely accepted by some European and American scholars in the 19th century as a scientific discipline.
  • Critics argue that phrenology is a prime example of a pseudoscience that led many people to believe certain personal traits could be determined by feeling the bumps on a person's head.
  • Phrenology lost its popularity as a legitimate method of understanding human behavior after it was repeatedly discredited by scientists through studies and critiques in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • Before being largely debunked, phrenology influenced the fields of psychology and education with many believing that a person's skills could be assessed by feeling the shape of their skull.
  • Numerous scientific studies were conducted to challenge the long-held ideas of phrenology by highlighting its empirical methodological flaws and lack of consistent results.

Related Words

  • Phrenologist (noun)
  • Phrenological (adjective)
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