Handwriting shows family resemblances attributable to inheritance, with characteristic styles recurring within families¶
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q2 i? Downey's preliminary study finds that despite conventional teaching, writers lapse into characteristic styles that frequently resemble the handwriting of others in the same family, explicable only on the basis of family relationship. → Recent Studies in Handwriting 1912
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Recent Studies in Handwriting 1912¶
Recent studies in handwriting [Unsigned review]. (1912). Journal of Educational Psychology, 3(1), 41–46. doi:10.1037/h0068789
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Downey's preliminary study of family resemblance in handwriting, summarized by the reviewer: resemblances among relatives' handwriting are attributed to family relationship since training and environment may differ, with strong indication of definite handwriting types appearing in families. No effect size is printed.
"These resemblances can be explained only on the basis of family relationship, for all other factors, as training, environment, etc.. may be different. The author says further that there is strong indication of the apjteavance in families of definite handwriting types"
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Related Claims¶
- Better adult writers show slightly greater temporal regularity in handwriting strokes, with the total stroke period showing the least variability — related
- Prephonological spellers produce letter strings that statistically resemble the writing of their language rather than random strings — related
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Handwriting shows family resemblances attributable to inheritance, with characteristic styles recurring within families |
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Handwriting shows family resemblances attributable to inheritance, with characteristic styles recurring within families |
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