psychological assessments
Mind-measuring professional tests
Psychological assessments are standardized evaluations of mental functioning, personality, intelligence, or emotional state.
Clinicians use them to diagnose disorders, measure cognitive abilities, or guide treatment: The court ordered a psychological assessment before sentencing.
In hiring contexts, they screen candidates for suitability: All applicants must complete a psychological assessment.
The process typically combines interviews, questionnaires, and formal testing instruments.
- IQ testsStandardized cognitive assessments
- cognitive testingMeasuring intellectual function
- aptitude testsEvaluations measuring innate capabilities
- personality testMeasures individual character traits
- RorschachProjective personality assessment
mental health evaluation · achievement tests · psychometrics · standardized testing · screening · diagnosis · forensic evaluation · fitness for duty · career counseling
- psychology booksresearch journals, cognitive therapy, psychoanalysis, behavioral analysis, attachment theory
- crime recordscriminal records, arrest records, police records, case files, police reports
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Unstudied comment or notice
gut feeling · first impressions · snap judgments · folk psychology · intuition
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Medical assessments of health
medical assessments · physical fitness tests · biometric screening · health screenings · blood work
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Skull-bump personality assessment
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