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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Graphology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Graphology is the study and analysis of handwriting especially in relation to human psychology.
		Although graphology is scorned by many scientists due to a shortage of supporting empirical evidence, the technique is widely used in both unofficial and official capacities around the world.
		Graphology is the study of handwriting and its connection to behavior, and related data points.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Graphology (405 words)

	history of graphology
		Graphology, or handwriting analysis, is the study of handwriting shapes and patterns to determine the personality and behavior of the writer.
		Graphology should not be confused with document examination, which disregards the personality of the writer but determines forgeries and altered documents.
		Graphology is taught in psychology departments of several leading universities in Germany, France, Switzerland, Holland and Israel.
	www.handwriting.com /facts/history.html (725 words)

	How Graphology Fools People
		Graphology is the allegedly scientific practice of determining people's psychological, social, occupational, and medical attributes from the configuration of their letters, lines, and paragraphs on a page.
		Graphology is a branch of the large, diverse group of practices collectively known as "character reading." Since ancient times, people have been fascinated by human variability and the uniqueness of the individual.
		This remains as true of graphology today as it was when ancient oracles foretold the fates of kings by assuming that mental associations triggered by the shapes of animal entrails would be re-enacted in the affairs of the realm.
	www.quackwatch.org /01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Tests/grapho.html (9470 words)

	Graphology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most schools of thought in graphology concur that one graphological sign can be a component of many different clusters, with each cluster having a different psychological interpretation.
		Gestalt Graphology was a system of handwriting analysis developed circa 1915 in Germany.
		In this approach (Holistic Graphology) a profile is constructed on the basis of Form, Movement and Space.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Graphology (2476 words)

	graphology, handwriting analysis - how graphologists and handwriting experts analyse handwriting - free graphology ...
		Graphology - the study of handwriting and handwriting analysis - is now an accepted and increasingly used technique for assessment of people in organizations.
		Elaine describes graphology is 'brainwriting' - the handwriting comes directly from the writer in a uniquely personal and individual way, irrespective of how the person has been taught to write: an expert graphologist understands the styles of the different countries and languages and makes allowances for 'taught' influences.
		Graphology is actually a very old and respected science - the study of handwriting and its analysis was first developed by the Chinese 3,000 years ago.
	www.businessballs.com /graphologyhandwritinganalysis.htm (2268 words)

	graphology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Graphology is defined as the scientific study of handwriting to determine personality traits.
		Graphology is probably the most non-discriminatory method of personality profiling in existence today.
		A: Accuracy in graphology demands that the context of the entire writing sample be considered and that all individual aspects and parts of the script must be interpreted independently and then built into a complete picture describing the personality.
	decadcorp.com /graphology.htm (1215 words)

	TRN - August 1997 - Graphology: Write and Wrong
		Graphology is said by its practitioners to be the scientific study of handwriting to reveal personality traits and predict behavior.
		Remember that the basic assumption underlying graphology is that handwriting is an expression of the personality; hence, a systematic analysis of the way a person forms words and letters will reveal traits of personality.
		A 1989 analysis of 17 earlier studies of the validity of graphology as a personnel selection device found that even the minimal correlations sometimes obtained by graphologists could be accounted for by content-laden scripts.
	www.reall.org /newsletter/v05/n08/graphology-write-and-wrong.html (2539 words)

	Graphology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Graphology is the study of handwriting and the connection it has to a persons behavior.
		In Holistic Graphology a persons profile is formed on the the basis of Form, Movement and Space.
		Graphology instruments needed are a magnifying glass, plastic ruler showing millimeters and a protractor for assessing the slant of the writing.
	www.paralumun.com /graphology.htm (304 words)

	graphology - Holistic Junction
		Used as a means of handwriting analysis, graphology examines writing patterns (e.g., loops, dotted "i's," and crossed "t's;" slants, heights, ending strokes, beginning strokes, spacing, etc.) for revealing character traits.
		Graphology is the belief that details of one's handwriting can reveal an individual's honesty, health issues, moral discipline, past and future tendencies, hidden talents and even mental problems.
		A good example of how graphology is employed would be that some individuals who use wide spaces between letters is indicative of one's isolation and loneliness.
	www.holisticjunction.com /categories/graphology.html (162 words)

	graphology
		Graphology is the study of handwriting, especially when employed as a means of analyzing character.
		Graphology is claimed to be useful for everything from understanding health issues, morality and past experiences to hidden talents and mental problems.
		Readers familiar with the techniques of cold reading will be able to understand why graphology appears to work and why so many (otherwise intelligent) people believe in it.
	www.skepdic.com /graphol.html (760 words)

	The Skeptic's View: Graphology (print version)
		Graphology is claimed to be useful for everything from understanding teenagers to marriage guidance, from criminal detection to the diagnosis of illness.
		Gordon Stein, p.309, 1996] considers many of the notions of graphologists to be little more than sympathetic magic, e.g., the notion that leaving wide spaces between letters indicates a proneness to isolation and loneliness because the wide spaces indicate someone who does not mix easily and is uncomfortable with closeness.
		Since there is no useful theory as to how graphology might work, it is not surprising that there is no empirical evidence that any graphological characteristics significantly correlate with any interesting personality trait.
	www.morgenwelt.de /futureframe/000403-skeptics-graphology.htm (651 words)

	graphology
		Graphology is a science based on psychiatry and psychology in the analytical sense of the world.
		However, you have to understand handwriting analysis is a deeper scientific study of your sub-conscious mind; consciously you may not agree with some of your traits in the analysis, but it does not mean that they are not there.
		Graphology or handwriting analysis is the art of determining character from handwriting.
	www.handwritingworld.com /main.html (1675 words)

	Washington University Law Quarterly: THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF GRAPHOLOGY
		Because employers who use graphology and graphologists rely on the graphological analysis, it is unlikely that a job applicant or employee can sue the employer or graphologist because she disbelieved a statement related to graphology.
		Because graphology is not a mainstream employment selection tool, many employers may not use it as the primary basis for their employment decisions.
		Its definition of graphology explicitly excludes "handwriting analysis performed solely to determine a person's identity, such as examiners conduct in forgery cases." This explicit exclusion is necessary because writers often use the terms "graphology" and "handwriting analysis" interchangeably, thus possibly confusing judges, juries, commentators, and legislators.
	www.wulaw.wustl.edu /WULQ/75-3/753-6.html (10390 words)

	Forensic Evidence.com: Identification Evidence - Graphology / Graphoanalysis - What is it?
		Graphology has been defined as the study of handwriting to reveal the character or personality traits of the writer.
		The principle behind graphology is that people who share certain character and personality traits also exhibit similar shapes and forms in their handwriting.
		There are, indeed, a great number of individuals who fervently believe in the worth of graphology as a reliable method to learn valuable information about the personality of an individual through his or her writing.
	www.forensic-evidence.com /site/ID/ID00004_3.html (830 words)

	NTS Fact Sheet - Graphology
		The claims of graphology are bold: "The analyst can, with surprising accuracy, predict what the writer will do and how he will react under certain conditions" (Bunker 1971).
		One of the graphologists I spoke with was the late Dr. Mary Lynn Bryden, head of The Institute of Graphological Science in Dallas (TIGS).
		Anderson, 379 N.W.2d 70 (Minn. 1985) (court finds graphology is accorded a low measure of scientific reliability in predicting character or state of mind and is not generally accepted in the scientific fields of psychology and psychiatry); People v.
	www.ntskeptics.org /FACTSHTS/graphol.htm (4250 words)

	Graphology / Handwriting Analysis FAQ
		The is the first Graphology / Handwriting Web Page to appear on the WWW.It is hoped that this document will serve to promote graphology as a science, an art, a hobby or even as a tool for personal growth or for competitive advantage.
		Graphology or Handwriting Analysis is a science of interpreting a person's character from his/her personal handwriting.
		It's better to use graphology to analyse the handwriting of a pure untainted subject, rather than to put the subject under unnatural stress of a long questionaire.
	web.singnet.com.sg /~tjlow/graphology/grapho.htm (3157 words)

	Graphology, Handwriting Analysis, British Institute of Graphology, Human Resources, Graphology Evening Courses in ...
		Some very serious Human Resource professionals, from a surprisingly wide range of multi-national and national companies, have incorporated graphology [handwriting analysis] into their recruitment procedures and into their portfolio of tools for ongoing employee assessment.
		It is estimated that, in France, some 75% of companies use graphology as part of the recruitment procedure and will request a handwriting sample as part of the application process.
		Graphology entails precise measurements of over 300 handwriting characteristics, including length and width of letters, legibility, layout, overall presentation, consistency, slant of letters, spacing and pressure on the page.
	www.nightcourses.com /nighthawk/graphology.html (629 words)

	Graphology Consulting Group
		As an artful science patronized by royalty and aristocracy in Europe and the Near East, handwriting analysis (or graphology, as it's called in the trade) was for centuries a laborious, painstaking search for the indications of personality in the marks made by writing instruments on a surface.
		What handwriting analysis does reveal [among 300 traits of character] are thinking patterns, achievement traits, communications abilities and skills, levels of stress, possible addictions, certain potential physical problems, and tendencies towards secrecy, deception, self-deception and excessive fantasy.
		Sheila Kurtz, MGA (Master of Graphology), president of GCG, has brought together an association of expert graphologists, psychologists, computer programmers, graphics designers and production managers who are opening up frontiers in psychology and marketing through handwriting analysis.
	www.graphologyconsulting.com /current/home.html (595 words)

	Graphology Handwriting Analysis: Information and Guides
		Frith, H., Graphology, or, The science of character in handwriting.
		Nezos, R., Graphology : the interpretation of handwriting.
		Schweighofer, F., Graphology and psychoanalysis : the handwriting of Sigmund Freud and his circle.
	modern-bibliography.tripod.com /Graphology.html (3806 words)

	Graphology : Study of Handwriting based on size and level of writing and Significance of Angle
		Graphology is the study of a person's character through the medium of handwriting.
		The study of handwriting is based on a general style of writing, the formation of letters, the alignment and space between words and lines etc. Through this study, we can get an idea of a person's character, mentality and attitude towards a particular field of profession, and much more.
		One of the most important aspects of graphology is the angle or slant of a person's writing.
	www.sheetudeep.com /handwriting.html (1616 words)

	Graphology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It involves the study of handwriting with the aim of revealing the character and personality of the writer, including his or her strengths, weaknesses and abilities.
		The instruments needed for graphology are a good quality magnifying glass, a plastic ruler showing millimeters and a protractor for assessing the slant of the writing.
		The technique of graphology is mainly used professionally today to help select personnel for key positions, marriage compatibility, guidance for school leavers as to what sort of career would suit them and for personal use.
	www.internethealthlibrary.com /DietandLifestyle/graphology.htm (458 words)

	GRAPHOLOGY, study and analysis of handwriting to assess the writer's traits or personality
		Graphology is the study and analysis of an individual’s handwriting to gather information about his/her varied personality traits.
		He was convinced that graphology had potential and to use as a technique for personality testing.
		Graphology is being widely practised mostly in European countries, particularly in France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and Britain.
	www.psychology4all.com /Graphology.htm (775 words)

	Graphology Services UK
		Graphology Services UK was founded in 1992 by Margaret Webb M.BIG (Dip)
		Margaret's wide range of graphology experience covers all aspects of handwriting analysis and report writing including the handwriting of children and adolescents.
		Graphology, the science of determining from handwriting the character of the writer, is here.
	www.graphologist.co.uk (189 words)

	Skeptic's Dictionary: reader comments graphology
		And graphology is a pseudoscience.....oh, I forgot.....it can't be since it comes from the brain and the brain is scientific, so pseudoscience must be scientific.
		Whether or not using graphology in hiring decisions is a stupid idea is certainly appropriate fodder for a skeptic to discuss.
		When I got to his office, he explained that graphology was their preferred method of determining who fits into the "FooBar mosaic," as he put it.
	skepdic.com /comments/graphcom.html (6043 words)

	The Straight Dope: Is handwriting analysis legit science?
		On the other we have graphology, in which some sage tries to divine a subject's personality traits from his or her handwriting.
		While graphology enjoys about the same prestige as palm reading, forensic handwriting analysis has helped send people to jail since the days of the Lindbergh kidnapping.
		A meta-analysis of 200 scientific studies of graphology by Geoffery A. Dean (published in The Write Stuff: Evaluations of Graphology--The Study of Handwriting Analysis, edited by Barry L. Beyerstein and Dale F. Beyerstein, Prometheus Books, 1992) found that it was worthless as a predictor of personality.
	www.straightdope.com /columns/030418.html (840 words)

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