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Psychometry may refer to: Psychometry (paranormal), a form of extrasensory perception; Psychometrics, a discipline of psychology and education;
Psychometrics is a field of study within psychology concerned with the theory and technique of measurement.Psychometrics generally covers specialized fields within psychology and education devoted to testing, measurement, assessment, and related activities. [1]
In parapsychology, psychometry (from Greek: ψυχή, psukhē, "spirit, soul" and μέτρον, metron, "measure"), [1] also known as token-object reading, [2] or psychoscopy, [3] is a form of extrasensory perception characterized by the claimed ability to glean accurate knowledge of an object's history by making physical contact with that ...
Buchanan came to prominence in the 1840s when mesmerism and Spiritualism were popularized. [2] He is given credit for coining the term "Psychometry" [3] (soul-measuring) as the name of his own "science" whereby knowledge is acquired directly by the "psychometer" (the instrument of the soul). [4]
Computational psychometrics incorporates both theoretical and applied components ranging from item response theory, classical test theory, and Bayesian approaches to modeling [4] knowledge acquisition and discovery of network psychometric models. [5]
Diagram by the French esotericist Paul Sédir to explain clairvoyance [1]. Clairvoyance (/ k l ɛər ˈ v ɔɪ. ə n s /; from French clair 'clear' and voyance 'vision') is the claimed ability to acquire information that would be considered impossible to get through scientifically proven sensations, thus classified as extrasensory perception, or "sixth sense".
Anne Anastasi (December 19, 1908 – May 4, 2001) was an American psychologist [3] best known for her pioneering development of psychometrics.Her generative work, Psychological Testing, remains a classic text in which she drew attention to the individual being tested and therefore to the responsibilities of the testers.
A Song dynasty painting of candidates participating in the imperial examination, a rudimentary form of psychological testing. Physiognomy was used to assess personality traits based on an individual's outer appearance.