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Graphology is not recognized as a science
- Handwriting analysis, or 'graphology,' has its modern roots in the theories supported by a group of 19th-Century French Catholic clergy.
- Claims are made about a person's writing style and personality, but contemporary psychology views graphology as a joke. They even listed it as one of the great myths of popular psychology.
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Specific claims linking aspects of handwriting to personality continue to emerge.
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The dark triad of personality consists of narcissism (self-importance), Machiavellianism (strategic exploitation and deceit), and psychopathy (callousness and cynicism).
We are all at least a little bit narcissistic, Machiavellian and psychopathic.
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Over 100 years ago, Charles Spearman made discoveries about human intelligence. One is that the general factor of intelligence (g-factor) conforms to the principle of the "indifference of the indicator," meaning that regardless of what test of intelligence you use, as long as the...
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We know that what we wear affects our mindset. Our work attire helps us into our role.
Researchers found that volunteers performed better on attention-related tasks when they put on a doctor's lab coat. Another 2014 study found that ...
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