Why Do We Still Learn about Phrenology?

Look in just about any psychology professor’s office and you’re bound to find something like the image above: a model mapping out a person’s “faculties” based on the bumps and dents of the skull. This type of skull study was known as phrenology and was popularized by Franz Josef Gall (1758-1828). Gall and others analyzed thousands of skulls, hoping to find patterns … Read More