phrenology
/frɪˈnɑlədʒi/
noun
- The study of the shape and size of the human skull as a supposed indicator of character, personality, and mental abilities, now considered a pseudoscience.
- The history of phrenology shows how people once believed that skull shape determined personality.
- Phrenology was once used to try to predict a person's intelligence and moral character.
- Many scientists today dismiss phrenology as a pseudoscience with no real evidence.
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