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A man whose face expresses, according to Lavater, a great capacity for discernment. Drawing, c. 1794.

Left profile of a head showing depressed frontal lobes. Drawing, c. 1900.

A man writing; representing the faculty of memory. Engraving, 16--.

A woman holds the sun in her hand; representing the faculty of understanding. Engraving, 16--.

Head of a boy in profile, used to illustrate phrenological classifications of mental pathology.

Right profile of head with depressed frontal lobes, divided up to show the location of all the lobes. Drawing, c. 1900.

An artist painting a woman with a hand mirror and the devil; representing the faculty of the imagination. Engraving, 16--.

Head of a man whose physiognomy shows prudence and ingenuity. Drawing, c. 1794.

A woman with a globe containing a face; representing the faculty of the will. Engraving, 16--.

Intelligence and mental growth / by Claude A. Claremont.

Quest : the essence of humanity / Charles Pasternak.

Race, IQ, and Jensen / James R. Flynn.

Twins and orphans : the inheritance of intelligence / by Alex. H. Wingfield.

IQ and mental testing : an unnatural science and its social history / Brian Evans and Bernard Waites.

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Intelligence and mental growth / by Claude A. Claremont.

Quest : the essence of humanity / Charles Pasternak.

Race, IQ, and Jensen / James R. Flynn.

Twins and orphans : the inheritance of intelligence / by Alex. H. Wingfield.

IQ and mental testing : an unnatural science and its social history / Brian Evans and Bernard Waites.