psühromeetrilist

Psühhomeetrilist refers to a pseudoscientific practice that claims to be able to determine a person's personality traits or character by measuring the physical properties of their head and face. This concept is rooted in phrenology, an earlier discredited pseudoscience that proposed that the shape of the skull reflected mental faculties. Psühhomeetrilist practitioners would often use calipers or rulers to take various measurements of the skull and facial features, such as the width of the forehead, the distance between the eyes, or the length of the nose. These measurements were then interpreted according to a predefined system to infer specific psychological characteristics, like intelligence, temperament, or moral disposition.

The underlying principles of psühhomeetrilist are not supported by modern scientific understanding of psychology or biology. Psychology today relies on empirical research, standardized psychological tests, and observations of behavior to assess personality. Neuroscience has shown that mental faculties are complex and distributed across the brain, not reducible to the external shape of the skull or specific facial proportions. Consequently, psühhomeetrilist is widely regarded by the scientific community as a pseudoscience, lacking any valid evidence or theoretical foundation. Its practice is not recognized in academic psychology or criminology.