Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE Regarding Graphology

question 88

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding graphology?

• A)Graphologists score close to zero on tests of accuracy in rating personality.
• B)Graphologists do no better than untrained college students in rating personality and job performance.
• C)A graphological society concluded that handwriting analysis should not be used to select people for jobs.
• D)Graphology cannot be used to detect forgeries.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the process through which a conditioned response decreases or disappears after the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Higher-order Conditioning

A learning process in which a stimulus that was previously neutral is paired with a conditioned stimulus to produce the same conditioned response as the original conditioned stimulus.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, until it is associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of conditioned responses after a period of rest and without further conditioning.