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The ability of untrained subjects to judge intelligence and age from handwriting samples

Middleton, W. C.

Journal of Applied Psychology · 1940 · Volume 25 · Issue 3

DOI: 10.1037/h0059218

Abstract

Untrained judges cannot predict intelligence from handwriting and can predict age only slightly better than chance. The reliability of such judges' estimates of these 2 characteristics is relatively low. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)

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