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Match each definition in the first column to the correct term in the second column.
-The undersecretion of thyroid hormone during fetal development and infancy causes dwarfism,mental retardation,and slow sexual development.


Definitions:

Empirical Evidence

Information acquired by observation or experimentation that is used to validate theories or hypotheses.

Anecdotes

Short, amusing or interesting stories about a real incident or person.

Phrenology

A now-discredited theory that suggested the bumps on the skull could predict mental traits and character traits, popular in the 19th century.

Pseudoscience

A collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method, lacking the rigorous methodology and empirical evidence of true science.

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