Personology is a field of study which relies on physiognomy and facial features to analyze and predict character traits and behavior.




History

According to Naomi Tickle, founder of the International Centre for Personology, the field of Personology was developed in the 1930s by Edward Vincent Jones, a Los Angeles Circuit Court judge, who took notes on the behavioral patterns of those who appeared in his courtroom, and eventually "proved" that he could predict people's behavior by observing their facial features and other physical attributes. Fascinated by his discovery, Jones abandoned his judicial career to begin "researching" the subject using relevant literature published by notable authors such as Johann Kaspar Lavater. Jones is said to have compiled a list of 200 distinct facial features; the list was later narrowed to 68. After Jones performed a cold reading on the wife of Robert L. Whiteside, a newspaper editor, Whiteside became an ardent supporter of personology, and is claimed by Tickle to have 'done the science' proving personology's validity in an experiment that "used 1,068 subjects and found the accuracy to be better than 90%."

Whiteside and other personologists used scientific methodology to validate personological traits three different times over the course of 20 years in the latter portion of the 20th century. (Much of the proprietary work is available through The Personology Institute).







Examples of supposed personology correlations

* Coarse hair: less sensitive
* Fine hair: extremely sensitive
* Wide jaw: authoritative in speech and action
* Square chin: can be combative
* Wide-flared nose: relies automatica

Applications of Personology

Naomi Tickle, and also the Personology Research & Development Center in the U.S., say that personology can aid in customer relations, hiring, and personal development, and can be beneficial in areas such as career counseling, conflict resolution, marriage partner compatibility, and stress management.

Fine hair

My hair is coarse, but I'm sensitive!

i always thought that peoples mental conditions/ideas, emotions shape how their facial features/bodies develop.

Garbage.

3121 said:

ok

My hair coarse and I am extremely sensitive.

this part was taken from wiki, its not fully illustrating what its all about.

the fine hair sensitivity thing means you are sensitive to smells/oders chemicals, foods, touch etc. likely that these thing will irritate your body/senses more.

it also goes in to measurements of your facial features positioning of your eyes ears etc.

who ever filled out the wiki on it obviously has little knowledge and biased on their view.

I just wondered if anyone else had heard of this before.

ill try to find a site that better explains it.

Cuddles said:

another example,
this may not be totally correct,
but what i remember if you have a round face you are likely to go on a whim and discuss a subject before you fully understand it, trying to absorb info on the subject while discussing it.

if you have a narrow or longface you try to get as much info on the subject before you discuss it

JustErin said:

why that face?

Cuddles said:

I think that's dumb, that's all.

I think it's the other way around actually.

JustErin said:

Me too.

JustErin said:

it could be both

i just think that what we are learning about DNA that our state of mind can alter our dna that much that it has an effect on the features of our bodies.

its not a far fetched idea

i can see how it would totally work both ways.
it could be a downward spiral working from both ends for some people.

Cuddles said:

With each added yr I would lean towards agreeing with this - I have seen many people, their thoughts and emotions, their self perceptions do exactly this to themselves

Mach said:

if your in-tune i think you can see this in an instant, its subtle like facial expressions. but it can make a person ugly or beautiful in a split second.
its like a vibe or an aura type thing. I dont think its some parlor trick thing either. I bet science has proved or will prove something of this sort in the near future. no your nose isnt going to become two inches longer or your eyes closer together by great measures, its subtle, but there. Like a chameleon.
DNA atoms cells energy is an amazing thing, and its can all be altered by mere perception.

Vendetta1 said:

Me too.

Cuddles said:

I think so too.
I'm pretty sure that your emotions affect your hair growth/loss (genes also, of course).
I believe it affects other body parts too, but I have nothing to base it on, since I've never studied the field.

Harlepolis said:

so you have extreme sensitivities to chemicals odors food etc?

also being african, i dont believe that means you have one certain hair type.
i bet there is a difference between brothers or mother and daughter that would be a difference in meaning fine or coarse.

Cuddles said:

Oh! I didn't read enough.

In this instance, I agree with your premise.

Cuddles said:

long face here, and that is true of me to a fault

3121 said:

ZombieKitten said:

You might wanna Look up the meaning of 'Barnum effect' and realise what a waste of time these things are. Honestly, don't be hoodwinked and tricked into believing this garbage. Here..

http://skepdic.com/barnum.html
[Edited 3/5/09 10:37am]

3121 said:

shut up! I read ALL the horoscopes, because every zodiac is true to me

3121 said:

oh

Cuddles said:

Informed reply there.