Sir Francis Galton, Who Was the First to Describe Fingerprint

question 47

Multiple Choice

Sir Francis Galton, who was the first to describe fingerprint patterns and use them for matching, was an early pioneer in the field of psychometrics, advocating the idea that individual psychological traits can be:

• A) measured.
• B) developed.
• C) improved.
• D) swapped.

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Financial Statement

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