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[[Image:Phrenology.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Phrenology chart from 1880s]]
'''Phrenology''' was the study of the outside of the human head, its contours and bumps. The belief at the time was that a person's inner thoughts, feelings and proclivities could be determined, specifically a person's criminality or tendency toward evil behavior. It is today considered a [[pseudoscience]]. Some used it to justify [[evolutionary racism]], [[Social Darwinism]], and [[eugenics]].

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