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teste Palográfico

English translation: handwriting test/graphological test

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Portuguese term or phrase:teste Palográfico
English translation:handwriting test/graphological test
Entered by: rhandler

12:54 Nov 29, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / personality test
Portuguese term or phrase: teste Palográfico
O teste aplicado foi o Palográfico para Analise da Personalidade

I gather it's a test devised by a Spanish person, but is it known in English as anything other than the "Palográfico" test...?
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:39
drawing test / graphological test
Explanation:
Palográfico comes from the Spanish "palo", meaning "wooden stick" (nothing to do with "paleographic", which comes from the greek palaiós,á,ón 'old, ancient').

It's one of the graphological tests used for personality analysis, and is said to be able to indicate trends in the personality. Here are some examples in English:


Title page for ETD etd-10042004-132105In determining the proficiency of this test, the graphological test was ... The results show great similarity, depicting the graphological test as a viable ...
http://etd.rau.ac.za/theses/available/etd-10042004-132105/

LinkNotes: Online Graphological Test
Online Graphological Test. Discover what your handwriting reveals about you. TUL.com. Technorati Tags: analysis, flash, graphological, graphology, ...
http://rj3sp.blogspot.com/2007/10/online-graphological-test....

Graphological Test. It's a good 5 minutes if you're bored ...
Graphological Test. It's a good 5 minutes if you're bored. General Discussion.
www.yougamers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56397




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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2007-11-30 19:27:47 GMT)
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I can't say for sure, but any handwriting involves drawing, since you draw the letters.
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rhandler
Local time: 07:39
Grading comment
thank you rh and agreers too:-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4drawing test / graphological test
rhandler
4paleographic test
Marlene Curtis


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
paleographic test


Explanation:
Teste psicológico.

In regard to m.l, even if the paleographic test may suggest that it is genuine, its names still have the same characteristics, as do the others. ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-2968(196907)28%3A3%3C192%3AONT%22D%3E2.0.CO%3B2-


Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 06:39
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 96
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your answer.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  rhandler: "paleographic", which comes from the greek palaiós,á,ón, meaning 'old, ancient', is something else.
24 mins
  -> You are right. I misread the word. Thanks!
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
drawing test / graphological test


Explanation:
Palográfico comes from the Spanish "palo", meaning "wooden stick" (nothing to do with "paleographic", which comes from the greek palaiós,á,ón 'old, ancient').

It's one of the graphological tests used for personality analysis, and is said to be able to indicate trends in the personality. Here are some examples in English:


Title page for ETD etd-10042004-132105In determining the proficiency of this test, the graphological test was ... The results show great similarity, depicting the graphological test as a viable ...
http://etd.rau.ac.za/theses/available/etd-10042004-132105/

LinkNotes: Online Graphological Test
Online Graphological Test. Discover what your handwriting reveals about you. TUL.com. Technorati Tags: analysis, flash, graphological, graphology, ...
http://rj3sp.blogspot.com/2007/10/online-graphological-test....

Graphological Test. It's a good 5 minutes if you're bored ...
Graphological Test. It's a good 5 minutes if you're bored. General Discussion.
www.yougamers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56397




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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2007-11-30 19:27:47 GMT)
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I can't say for sure, but any handwriting involves drawing, since you draw the letters.

rhandler
Local time: 07:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 52
Grading comment
thank you rh and agreers too:-)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you rhandler - yes, I had wondered where the stick came into the test!

Asker: Handwriting test - or does it involve drawing too, do you know?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Humberto Ribas
2 mins
  -> Obrigado, Humberto!
agree  Denise Miranda
10 mins
  -> Obrigado, Denise!
agree  Fernando Domeniconi
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Fernando!
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
19 hrs
  -> Thank you, Muriel!
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