Introduction to Psychology 13th Edition by Dennis Coon,John Mitterer

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Introduction to Psychology 13th Edition by Dennis Coon,John Mitterer

النسخة 13الرقم المعياري الدولي: 978-1111833633

Introduction to Psychology 13th Edition by Dennis Coon,John Mitterer

النسخة 13الرقم المعياري الدولي: 978-1111833633

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Confirmation bias refers to graphology's accepted value for the detection of forgeries. T or F?

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Pseudo-psychology is an unfounded system based no or false evidence. An example of pseudo-psychology is phrenology, or the study of the skull shape to identify personality traits. Similarly palmistry, where the lines on the palm are used to detect personality traits and predict the individual's future is also categorized into graphology.
Hand-writing analysis also called graphology is a type of pseudo-psychology, where it is believed that personality traits are reflected in the hand-writing of the individual. Confirmation bias is when a description is accepted to fit the reader's personality, where he or she notices parts that confirm their expectations and ignores the rest.
The value of graphology in detecting forgeries is cannot be attributed to confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is when an individual accepts a description to be true on self-assessment. Detecting forgeries is performed by other people and is a comparative analysis.
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