Glossary G

Glossary G

Grapevine is defined as an unofficial, informal communication network.

Grapheme is defined as a printed letter of the alphabet.

Graphemes refers to the smallest part of written language that represents a phoneme in the spelling of a word.

Graphemic refers to the letter level of perceptual analysis

Graphic rating scale is defined as a method of performance appraisal that involves rating employee performance on an interval or ratio scale.

Graphmotor Development refers to fine motor skills associated with handwriting and drawing

Graphoanalysis refers to the largest group of practitioners of Graphology in the United States and Canada which were trained by an organization known as the International Graphoanalysis Society (IGAS). The group trains annually thousands of persons who seek to learn the principles of Graphology, and become "Graphoanalysts" 2 through home study. Graphoanalysis is defined by IGAS as a scientific system of identifying and assessing the character and personality of an individual through a detailed study of handwriting. It cannot distinguish sex, race, religious affiliation, or sexual preference. This allows the Graphoanalyst to provide a detailed and unbiased assessment.

Graphology is defined as the study of handwriting to reveal the character or personality traits of the writer. It is also called Handwriting analysis, a method of measuring personality by looking at the way in which a person writes.