psychometricadj.
/ˌsʌɪkəˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S. /ˌsaɪkəˈmɛtrɪk/ 1. Of or relating to psychometry (psychometry n. 1); having the supposed ability to perform psychometry.
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the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > psychometry
psychometrical1852
psychometric1854
1854 J. R. Buchanan Lect. Neurolog. Syst. Anthropol. 124 Old manuscripts requiring an antiquary to decipher their strange old penmanship, were easily interpreted by the psychometric power.
1878 J. R. Buchanan Psychophysiol. Sci. 73 Physicians who..use their psychometric power for the diagnosis of the condition of patients at a distance.
1906 Daily Chron. 22 Mar. 7/7 According to Mr. Brailey, the psychometric influence of relics and charms has been proved.
1973 R. C. Dennis Sweat of Fear vi. 37 I had to find a way of telling her I had psychometric knowledge of her predicament.
1999 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 5 378 One day in 1869..Denton was favoured with a glimpse of the country [sc. New Guinea] through the agency of his psychometric son Sherman.
2. Of, relating to, or of the nature of psychometrics; employing or obtained by psychometrics.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > experimental psychology > measurement of mental states > [adjective]
psychometric1860
1860 A. J. Davis Great Harmonia V. ii. 201 Only the most prominent of these [ideas] can reasonably claim announcement and psychometric analysation.
1879 F. Galton in Brain 2 149 (heading) Psychometric experiments. Psychometry..means the art of imposing measurement and number upon operations of the mind.
1904 Science 15 Jan. 85/1 The establishment of anthropometric and psychometric laboratories..with special reference to the measurement of the savage tribes that will be gathered there.
1948 Sci. Monthly May 399/1 More than three decades of psychometric investigation among American Negroes has yielded a rich fund of information concerning this population group.
1988 Computer Weekly 14 Apr. 44/2 According to the psychometric profile, he appeared to have little or no ambition, a low work rate, and was very dependent on other people.
1995 P. A. Tyler in C. Hollin Contemp. Psychol. vi. 113 There is rarely an evaluation of the success of psychometric measures used in job selection.
Compounds
psychometric test n. (a) a test of the supposed ability to practise psychometry (now rare); (b) a test designed to provide a quantitative analysis of a person's mental capacities or personality traits, typically as shown by responses to a standard series of questions or statements.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > [noun]
psychometric test1889
mental test1890
Binet-Simon test1910
alpha test1918
Stanford–Binet1918
Wechsler1942
1889 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 20 Oct. 13/4 Professor Spear and Mrs. Cornelius will lecture and give psychometric tests at Masonic hall to-day.
1923 W. I. Thomas Unadjusted Girl (1924) vi. 251 They over-determined the value of the psychometric test.
1939 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 11 Mar. 8/4 There are..mediums who have trained their psychic sense so as to give readings and psychometric tests in a public audience.
1995 Computing 18 May 43/1 Employers are now using psychometric tests as part of their staff appraisal programmes.
psychometric testing n. the carrying out of psychometric tests.
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1970 Jrnl. Urol. 104 930 (title) Psychometric testing with the human figure drawing in chronic cystitis.
1995 Nursing Times 22 Mar. 6/4 All interviewees will be undergoing psychometric testing in line with the council's recruitment policy for all senior posts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1854