Suppose a Graphologist Believes That a Person's Handwriting Can Indicate

question 33

Multiple Choice

Suppose a graphologist believes that a person's handwriting can indicate personality traits, as when a writer makes t's or f's with a whip-like flourish indicating sadism because sadists enjoy hurting people with whips. This is an example of:

• A) the use of illusory correlation and confirmation bias.
• B) incorrectly applying availability in reasoning.
• C) incorrectly applying representativeness in reasoning.
• D) the valid personality judgments made possible by graphology.

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