Definition of Psychometrics

1. Noun. Any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements.

Exact synonyms: Psychometrika, Psychometry
Generic synonyms: Psychological Science, Psychology
Derivative terms: Psychometric

Definition of Psychometrics

1. Noun. (psychology) The design of psychological tests to measure intelligence, aptitude and personality; and the analysis and interpretation of their results. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Psychometrics

1. [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Psychometrics

psychologize
psychologized
psychologizes
psychologizing
psychology
psychology department
psychomachia
psychomachias
psychomachy
psychomancy
psychomedicine
psychometric
psychometric test
psychometrician
psychometricians
psychometrics (current term)
psychometries
psychometrika
psychometrist
psychometrists
psychometry
psychomimetic
psychomological
psychomotor
psychomotor development
psychomotor epilepsy
psychon
psychonaut
psychonauts
psychoneuroendocrinological

Literary usage of Psychometrics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Role of Psychological Tests in Education in South Africa: Issues by Kenneth Owen (1998)
"This is even more important given the fact that psychometrics is notorious for its refusal to question the social foundations of its paradigm. ..."

2. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"psychometrics Any psychological test should be valid, reliable, and sensitive, ie, ... Discussions of psychometrics have been given by Guilford (120), ..."

3. Strategic Education Research Partnership by Suzanne Donovan, Alexandra K. Wigdor, Catherine E. Snow (2003)
"... Psychological Association, and the American Educational Research Association. He has a Ph.D. in psychometrics from the Johns Hopkins University. ..."

4. The Sex Offender: New Insights, Treatment Innovations and Legal Developmentsby Barbara K Schwartz, Henry R Cellini by Barbara K Schwartz, Henry R Cellini (1997)
"Young boys who commit serious sexual offenses: Demographics, psychometrics, and phenomenology. Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, 21, ..."

5. The Sex Offenderby Barbara K. Schwartz, Henry R. Cellini by Barbara K. Schwartz, Henry R. Cellini (1995)
"... SCL-90-R. Baltimore: Clinical psychometrics. Development Services Group. (2000). Understanding treatment and accountability in juvenile sex offending: ..."

6. Meta-Analysis of Drug Abuse Prevention Programs edited by William J. Bukoski (1998)
"From psychometrics to Giftedness: Papers in Honor of Julian C. Stanley. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, in press. Chalmers, TC; Levin, H.; Sacks, ..."

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