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Personality. Greek Theories/Galen. Galen divided personality into four types: Phlegmatic: cool, patient Sanguine: sociable Choleric: strong willed Melancholic: analytical. Sanguine. Melancholic. Choleric. Phlegmatic. Phrenology. Founded by Franz Joseph Gall
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Greek Theories/Galen • Galen divided personality into four types: • Phlegmatic: cool, patient • Sanguine: sociable • Choleric: strong willed • Melancholic: analytical
Phrenology • Founded by Franz Joseph Gall • Phrenos = mind, logy = scientific study of • It had an important influence on early psychology
Gall’s Theory • The outer configurations of the skull indicate strength or intensity of various mental facilities • 37 separate functions: 23 emotional, 14 cognitive
Flexing • Phrenology turned into a national industry • Different parts of the brain could be altered or “flexed” • Concern for the plight of the insane
Sheldon’s Biological Theory of Personality • Body build is associated with personality • His theory has not been supported • Endomorph, mesomorph, ectomorph