psychometrics

psychometrics

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  • Psychometrics — is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of educational and psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and traits. The field is primarily concerned with the study of… …   Wikipedia

  • psychometrics — psy‧cho‧met‧rics [ˌsaɪkəˈmetrɪks] noun [uncountable] the use of tests that are designed to measure someone s abilities, thinking skills, personality, and attitudes, in order to find out if they are suitable for a job, or the study of this type of …   Financial and business terms

  • psychometrics — 1930, from PSYCHOMETRIC (Cf. psychometric); also see ICS (Cf. ics) …   Etymology dictionary

  • psychometrics — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ the science of measuring mental capacities and processes …   English terms dictionary

  • psychometrics — [sī΄kō me′triks] n. [ PSYCHO + METRICS] 1. the theory or practice of measuring mental processes or functions, such as intelligence, as by psychological tests 2. PSYCHOMETRY psychometric adj. psychometrical psychometrically adv. psychometrician… …   English World dictionary

  • Psychometrics of racism — is an emerging field that aims to measure the incidence and impacts of racism on the psychological well being of people of all races. At present, there are few instruments that attempt to capture the experience of racism in all of its complexity …   Wikipedia

  • psychometrics — noun plural but singular in construction Date: circa 1924 the psychological theory or technique of mental measurement …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • psychometrics — /suy keuh me triks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Psychol. the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes. Also, psychometry. [1850 55; PSYCHO + METRICS] * * * Science of psychological measurement. Psychometricians design and administer… …   Universalium

  • psychometrics — SYN: psychometry. * * * psy·cho·met·rics me triks n pl but sing in constr 1) a branch of clinical or applied psychology dealing with the use and application of mental measurement 2) the technique of mental measurements: the use of quantitative… …   Medical dictionary

  • psychometrics — Synonyms and related words: IQ meter, abnormal psychology, academic psychology, altimetry, analytical psychology, animal psychology, applied psychology, association psychology, bathymetry, biometrics, biometry, cadastration, cartography, child… …   Moby Thesaurus

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