Characterology attempted to fix problems in the phrenological systems of Dr. Francis Joseph Gall and Spurzheim. McCormick tried to distance himself from those systems, and wrote extensively about how his system differed and improved upon their systems.
McCormick suggested that uses for characterology included guiding parents and educators, guidance in military promotion of officers, estimation of the kind of thinking patterns one has (whether a reasoner, or a memorizing brain), a way to judge commercial associates and competitors, guide to hiring, and a guide to marriage selection.
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