phrenology
Kelime Anlamı :
1. kafatası bilimi.
2. frenoloji.
3. Zeka istidatlarını kafa biçiminden tanıma bilimi, kafa kemiği şeklinin akli melekelere alamet olması nazariyesi, frenoloji.
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1.
the study of the shape and protuberances of the skull, based on the now discredited belief that they reveal character and mental capacity.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
the science, now generally discredited, which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
the science of the special functions of the several parts of the brain, or of the supposed connection between the various faculties of the mind and particular organs in the brain.
2. in popular usage, the physiological hypothesis of gall, that the mental faculties, and traits of character, are shown on the surface of the head or skull; craniology.
2. in popular usage, the physiological hypothesis of gall, that the mental faculties, and traits of character, are shown on the surface of the head or skull; craniology.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
the theory that the mental powers of the individual consist of independent faculties, each of which has its seat in a definite brain-region, whose size is commensurate with the power of manifesting this particular faculty.
2. comparative psychology; the study of the mind, intellect, or intelligence of man and the lower animals.
2. comparative psychology; the study of the mind, intellect, or intelligence of man and the lower animals.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia