psychometric
Testing mental traits
Psychometric describes anything relating to the measurement of mental capacities, traits, and processes.
Psychometric tests assess intelligence, personality, aptitude, or psychological states through standardized instruments designed to yield numerical scores.
The company requires all applicants to complete a psychometric assessment.
The field of psychometrics concerns itself with the theory and techniques behind developing such measurements, ensuring they are reliable and valid.
Evaluative examination
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- questionnaireFormal inquiry form
inventory · battery · diagnostic · survey · checklist · profile · screening · measure
Quality of being sound
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
metrics · norm-referenced · criterion-referenced · dimensionality · correlation · variance · distribution · calibration
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- IQIntelligence score
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- aptitudeInnate capability
- memoryMind's retention capacity
attention · Stanford-Binet · Raven · g-factor · spatial · verbal · numerical · problem-solving
Innate capability
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- selectionChosen item or items
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- competencySufficient ability for something
proficiency · skill · recruitment · hiring · talent · potential · occupational · workforce
Distinguishing personal features
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- MBTIPsychological typing system
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- conscientiousnessCareful attention to duty
extraversion · agreeableness · neuroticism · disposition · inventory · MMPI · self-report · character
test
Evaluative examination
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- scaleMeasure of relative size
questionnaire · inventory · battery · diagnostic · survey · checklist · profile · screening · measure · examination
validity
Quality of being sound
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
percentile · metrics · norm-referenced · criterion-referenced · dimensionality · correlation · variance · distribution · calibration
intelligence
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
memory · attention · Stanford-Binet · Raven · g-factor · spatial · verbal · numerical · problem-solving
aptitude
Innate capability
competency · proficiency · skill · recruitment · hiring · talent · potential · occupational · workforce · screening
traits
Distinguishing personal features
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- MBTIPsychological typing system
- opennessQuality of being accessible
conscientiousness · extraversion · agreeableness · neuroticism · disposition · inventory · MMPI · self-report · character
psychometricqualitative
Relating to characteristics, not quantities
phenomenological · ethnographic · interpretive · narrative · hermeneutic
psychometricpseudoscientific
Pretending to be factual
unvalidated · astrological · phrenological · graphological · unreliable
- psychometric testStandardized mental measurement tool