Despite the popular view of his time, Franz Gall, an anatomist, asserted that the brain operated based on __________. Though his claim was actually correct, Gall was virtually dismissed because of his approach to understanding personality, known as __________.
A. neural networks; ego analysis
B. localization of function; ego analysis
C. neural networks; phrenology
D. localization of function; phrenology
Answer: D
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