Phrenologist
/frəˈnɑːlədʒɪst/
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Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Phrenology was popular in the 19th century but is now discredited as a pseudoscience. 
Phrenologists in the past believed they could determine character traits from skull shapes.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Reference
Literature and films sometimes portray phrenologists to evoke a historical or pseudoscientific theme. 
The character in the period drama consulted a phrenologist about his future.
Pro Tip 3/3Archaic Term
The term is outdated; modern neuroscience has replaced phrenology. 
A neuroscientist today would not consider a phrenologist's theories scientifically valid.