he ancient Greeks believed that if a person was deformed on the outside, they must also have a deformed mind. This meant that they might do something wrong or commit a crime. What is this belief an example of?
The belief held by the ancient Greeks, that if a person was deformed on the outside, they must also have a deformed mind, is an example of phrenology. Phrenology was a pseudoscience popular in the 19th century that attempted to understand a person's character and mental traits by examining the shape and contours of their skull. It claimed that different areas of the brain were responsible for different personality traits, and through careful examination of the bumps and irregularities on the skull, one could determine a person's inherent moral or criminal nature.
