Editing Phrenology (section)

=== Psychology ===
In the [[Victorian era]], phrenology as a psychology was taken seriously and permeated the literature and novels of the day. Many prominent public figures, such as the [[Henry Ward Beecher|Reverend Henry Ward Beecher]] (a college classmate and initial partner of Orson Fowler) promoted phrenology actively as a source of psychological insight and self-knowledge.{{sfn|McCandless|1992|p=204}} In Europe and the United States, many people visited phrenologists to have their heads analysed. After such an examination, clients received a written delineation of their character or a standardized chart with their score, combined with advice on how to improve themselves.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sysling |first=Fenneke |date=June 2018 |title=Science and self-assessment: phrenological charts 1840–1940 |journal=The British Journal for the History of Science |language=en |volume=51 |issue=2 |pages=261–280 |doi=10.1017/S0007087418000055 |pmid=29576034 |issn=0007-0874 |doi-access=free|hdl=1887/123052 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> People also consulted phrenologists for advice in matters such as hiring personnel or finding suitable marriage partners.{{sfn|McCandless|1992|p=210}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/pseudosciencepar00hine |title=Pseudoscience and the paranormal: a critical examination of the evidence |last=Hines |first=Terence |date=1988 |publisher=[[Prometheus Books]] |isbn=0879754192 |location=Buffalo, NY |oclc=17462273 |url-access=registration}}</ref> As such, phrenology as a brain science waned but developed into the popular psychology of the 19th century.