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1/ Which of the following is NOT an assumption that Gall makes regarding the relation between a person’s aptitude and personality traits, and that person’s brain?
A Each bump in the skull corresponds to a distinct part of the brain, which is responsible for a personality trait.
(given in last para)B The more a person develops a certain ability the more an area of that person’s skull will protrude.
(again in the last para)C There are certain personality traits that do not manifest themselves in the shape of a person’s skull.
(this is the answer)D One can judge a person’s character simply by looking at the shape of the person’s skull.
(Yes, it is given)E The diseased brain lends no useful insight into a person’s typical behavior.
(he distrusted diseased brain because as it gives no useful info)2/ The author would agree with all of the following regarding Gall’s work EXCEPT?
A It did not confirm certain assumptions in an empirical manner.
(given in 2nd para " Gall did not test his ideas empirically by performing autopsies")B It relied on surface features of the skull to derive personality traits.
(yes, the entire passage talk about this)C It deemed the diseased brain as an invalid means of learning about an individual’s personality.
(given in 2nd para)D It postulated that personality traits were not linked to the brain but to depressions and elevations in the scalp.
(its not given anywhere, in fact it says "the particular area of the brain responsible for that function becomes enlarged when used too much"----so this is the answer)E It correctly identified the brain as the source of human behavior.
(the first line of first para says this "The idea that all mental functions are derived from the brain originated with Hippocrates, but it was largely neglected until the late 18th century, when Franz Gall attempted to link psychology and brain science") _________________
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