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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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psychometry
(sī-kŏm′ĭ-trē)n.
See psychometrics.
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psychometry
Fringe medicine(1) Psychometric analysis, see there.
(2) Object reading, see there.
Mainstream psychology
(1) Any test used to measure a psychologic variable (e.g., abilities, intelligence, moods, personality). The term “psychometric testing” is increasingly preferred, given the potential for confusing legitimate psychological testing formats with pseudoscientific methods.
(2) The science of testing and measuring mental and psychologic ability, efficiency potentials and functioning—e.g., psychopathologic components.
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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.
Synonym(s): psychometrics.
[psycho- + G. metron, measure]
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psychometry
The measurement of psychological functions, including correlative ability, memory, aptitudes, concentration and response to logical puzzles. Intelligence has never been adequately defined and so there are no tests for pure intelligence.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005