Graphology is considered a pseudo-scientific doctrine. However, as Dmitry Deulin, Dean of the Faculty of Extreme Psychology of Moscow State Psychological and Pedagogical University, told socialbites.ca, this method cannot be rejected, since there are regularities between the personality traits of a person and his handwriting.
“Perhaps not all provisions in this area are scientifically confirmed or verified, but this does not mean that there are no patterns between the individual characteristics of a person and his handwriting. In any case, additional modern scientific research is needed to ensure that this method is not reduced to “fortune telling with letters,” Deulin said.
According to him, there are problems with the quantity and quality of scientific research carried out in this field. Therefore, it is recommended to use this tool with caution in combination with other techniques.
“In my opinion, the method in question can be classified as projective psychological methods that do not have high scientific validity. But still, under what emotional influence a person wrote a particular text, whether he was under threat, etc. There are even forensic psychological and handwriting examinations that detect it,” the expert concluded.
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