He made people believe traits were measurable by the shape of the head and by localization within the brain of a certain mental function. Also people were more attracted to the idea of having traits that were thought to be innate. If people with similar features have similar traits within that group then they were more likely to believe this idea behind phrenology. As psychology evolved Pierre Flourens was able to discredit Gall’s idea of how phrenology works and through this psychology as a whole was able to progress through methods such as ablation to better understand the mental function of the brain and what certain areas of the brain are responsible for specific behaviors and functions that subjects are able to
He made people believe traits were measurable by the shape of the head and by localization within the brain of a certain mental function. Also people were more attracted to the idea of having traits that were thought to be innate. If people with similar features have similar traits within that group then they were more likely to believe this idea behind phrenology. As psychology evolved Pierre Flourens was able to discredit Gall’s idea of how phrenology works and through this psychology as a whole was able to progress through methods such as ablation to better understand the mental function of the brain and what certain areas of the brain are responsible for specific behaviors and functions that subjects are able to