Does Graphology Predict Personality And Intelligence?

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Graphology is the study of the brains expression through an individuals handwriting. It is often referred to as a pseudoscience as it does not have the distingushible aspects of a legitimate science such as using observation and experimentation to try and prove it wrong also to ensure that the researchers do not only try and find evidence to prove it. Meanwhile, Pseudoscience’s tend to ignore conflicting evidence. The scientific paper titled “ Does Graphology Predict Personality and Intelligence?” has an abstract which clearly outlines the aims of the research and the methodology. The methodology used was a combination of the NEO personality test and three intelligence tests to reduce the validity issues from using a specific intelligence

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