Gall's method for investigating phrenology was flawed because
A) he used the wrong language to explain the characteristics he observed.
B) he did not tell Napoleon Bonaparte that he possessed noble characteristics.
C) he ought only to confirm, not disprove, the correlations he observed.
D) he used his own skull as the base model.

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Gall's method was flawed because he focused on confirming his preconceived notions rather than objectively testing and potentially disproving the correlations he observed between skull shape and personality traits.

Gall's Method for Investigating Phrenology Was Flawed Because