A New Preverbal Graphic Paradigm for Assessing Implicit Behavioral Organization

This study introduces the Perceptual Organization and Graphic Expression Test (POGET/POPEG) as a structured and quantifiable preverbal graphic paradigm designed to assess implicit behavioral organization through perceptual–visuomotor and chromatic parameters. The instrument was administered to a non-clinical sample of 454 adults aged 18–65 years. Construct validation was examined using proportion tests and correlations with the Millon Index of Personality Styles (MIPS). Grounded in perceptual neuroscience and embodied cognition, the paradigm conceptualizes graphic production as the externalization of implicit regulatory tendencies within a structured perceptual field composed of minimal visual indicators (“lineograms”). Participants selected one unit per band and generated graphic responses coded across expressive, spatial, and chromatic domains. Results revealed statistically significant, non-random activation patterns across structural and chromatic variables. Associations with personality dimensions indicated sensitivity to stable motivational and interpersonal tendencies. These findings provide initial structural evidence supporting the construct validity of POGET and suggest that structured graphic tasks may offer a replicable framework for assessing implicit behavioral organization beyond self-report measures.