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graphology
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thumb|260x260px|A piece of handwriting used in graphological analysis, supposedly showing traits of "frivolity" and "triviality" in the writer
Graphology is the practice of analyzing a person's handwriting to determine their personality traits or character. While some people believe handwriting reveals psychological characteristics, the scientific validity of graphology remains highly disputed among researchers.
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Use by employers
- Additional specific objections
- Systems
- Vocabulary
- Legal considerations
- Hungary
- United States
- Employment law
- Applications
- Gender and handwriting
- Employment profiling
- Psychological analysis
- Marital compatibility
- Medical diagnosis
- Graphotherapy
- See also
- Graphologists
- Related fields
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|260x260px|A piece of handwriting used in graphological analysis, supposedly showing traits of "frivolity" and "triviality" in the writer
Graphology is the analysis of handwriting in an attempt to determine the writer's personality traits. Its methods and conclusions are not supported by scientific evidence, and as such it is considered to be a pseudoscience.
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