PNB 2XA3 Chapter Notes -Casebook, Graphology, Motor Cortex

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
• Course: PNB 2XA3
• Professor: Judith Shedden

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Research variables: iv"s are the handwriting dimensions of the participants (i. e. size, speed, rhythm, shape, spacing, and slope). Dv"s are the personality dimensions (i. e. modest/egotistical, cautious/impulsive, reliable/unreliable, analytical/intuitive, introverted/extroverted, optimistic/pessimistic) that are given to the participant based on their handwriting. Brief experimental description: handwriting samples were randomly matched with personality traits to make a casebook. Two groups were compared; one examined the casebook prior to determining personality based on handwriting samples, while another group used semantics to determine hand writer"s personality. Main result: negligible correlations are present between handwriting style and personality dimensions when looking at the casebook. Implication: participants make semantic associations with handwriting to make biased judgments on personality. Research variables: iv was the gender of the hand writers; dv was the rating of masculinity or femininity (scale of 1 to 5, respectively). Brief experimental description: participants made samples of handwriting, completed a.