psychometrics

Noun

Meaning

any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

psychometry psychometrika psychology biometrics craniometry biometry polygraph clinical psychology Cattell bathymetry hypsometry psychotherapeutics psychonomics neuropsychology psychophysiology
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Hypernyms

psychology psychological science

Related terms

psychometry psychometric psychometrical

Examples

As an investigator of the human mind, he founded psychometrics (the science of measuring mental faculties) and differential psychology and the lexical hypothesis of personality. Source: Internet

It was heavily influenced by a similar personality-quiz app made by the Psychometrics Centre, a Cambridge University laboratory where Kogan worked. Source: Internet

The data sets were controlled by and Michal Kosinski at the University of Cambridge’s The Psychometrics Centre. Source: Internet

James McKeen Cattell, who is considered a pioneer of psychometrics went on to extend Galton's work. Source: Internet

Another major focus in psychometrics has been on personality testing. Source: Internet

Galton, often referred to as "the father of psychometrics," devised and included mental tests among his anthropometric measures. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

psychometrical psychometrically psychometrician psychometrika psychometrist psychometrize