Gall believed which of the following?
a. There is no relationship between the size of the cortex and intelligence.
b. The faculties of the mind are aspects of the soul, not of the brain.
c. The bumps and indentations on the skull indicate the magnitude of the underlying faculties.
d. The mind functions as an indivisible whole.
c. The bumps and indentations on the skull indicate the magnitude of the underlying faculties.
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