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psychometry
[si-kom´et-re]the testing and measuring of mental and psychological ability, efficiency, potentials, and functioning. adj., adj psychomet´ric.
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psy·chom·e·try
(sī-kom'ĕ-trē),The discipline pertaining to psychological and mental testing, and to any quantitative analysis of a person's psychological traits or attitudes or mental processes.
Synonym(s): psychometrics
[psycho- + G. metron, measure]
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psychometrics
(sī′kə-mĕt′rĭks)n. (used with a sing. verb)
The branch of psychology that deals with the design, administration, and interpretation of quantitative tests for the measurement of psychological variables such as intelligence, aptitude, and personality traits. Also called psychometry.
psy′cho·met′ric, psy′cho·met′ri·cal adj.
psy′cho·met′ri·cal·ly adv.
psy·chom′e·tri′cian (sī-kŏm′ĭ-trĭsh′ən), psy·chom′e·trist (sī-kŏm′ĭ-trĭst) n.
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psychometrics
The science of assessing the measurement characteristics of scales that assess human psychological characteristics.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
psy·chom·e·try
(sī'kom'ĕ-trē)The discipline pertaining to psychological and mental testing, and to any quantitative analysis of a person's psychological traits or attitudes or mental processes.
Synonym(s): psychometrics.
Synonym(s): psychometrics.
[psycho- + G. metron, measure]
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