Instructions: Explain/Define the Following Terms

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Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
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Definitions:

Localization of Function

The concept that specific parts of the brain are responsible for specific psychological or physiological functions.

Phrenology

A now-discredited theory that suggested the shape and size of the skull could determine a person's personality and mental abilities.

Joseph Gall

An early 19th-century neuroanatomist and physiologist known for developing phrenology, the study of skull shapes to determine mental faculties.

Lesion Method

A research technique involving the study of the effects of brain damage on behavior and mental processes.