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psychometrics::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | psychometrika, psychometry |
| Type of | psychological science, psychology |
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The technical term for the science behind psychological testing is psychometrics.
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Back in 1995, he thought psychometrics could be used to help end a terrible tragedy.
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American psychologist Zick Rubin sought to define love by psychometrics in the 1970s.
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Mathematical psychology is therefore closely related to psychometrics.
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Cattell was a strong advocate of factor analysis and psychometrics.
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Another major focus in psychometrics has been on personality testing.
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Catell soon adopted the methods of Galton and helped laying the foundation of psychometrics.
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The other was Beardsley Ruml, who had trained in psychometrics at the University of Chicago.
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Those who practice psychometrics are known as psychometricians.
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- Psychometry: any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements
- (Psychometric) a dream which results from the transference of psychic information from an object seen or contacted during the day. Visiting a location or sleeping in a bed new to the dreamer influences dream content. The mind reads the psychic history of the object and plays it back as a dream.
- (Psychometrician) An expert in the statistical analysis and design of tests.
- Recruiting and promoting staff on the basis of their measured psychological and behavioural characteristics rather than simply on existing experience and qualifications.
- A sector of psychology that deals with the mathematical and statistical measurement of psychological data derived from clinical and experimental work.
- The measurement of mental abilities, traits, and processes.
- The systematic testing, measurement and assessment of intelligence, aptitudes and personality.
- The measurement (typically via questionnaires or inventories) of psychological characteristics such as intelligence, personality and creativity.
