You spend some time rummaging through boxes in the attic, and come across a photograph of several people who posed in front of a storefront sign that had the word Phrenologist. If the people in the photograph were there to visit the phrenologist, what was most likely to occur during the visit?
A) The phrenologist would examine their handwriting for help in gathering information to give vocational recommendations.
B) The phrenologist would examine their skulls for bumps or indentations that were thought to indicate levels of various faculties.
C) The individuals would gather in a circle and the phrenologist would try to reach the spirits of some of their deceased relatives.
D) The individuals would try to persuade members of their group that he or she was in need of an operation called trephining that would remove evil spirits.
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