Ipsative Test - Psychometric Glossary

A test (usually personality) where the subject is forced to rank order their 'most' and 'least' preferred response to a question. This is often called a 'forced choice' measure and is common in selection settings as they are harder to 'fake'.

See also:

Nipsative, Normative

Other articles:

Inductive Reasoning, Industrial Psychology or I/O Psychology, Intelligence Test, Internship, In-tray Exercise, IQ Test (Intelligence Quotient Test), Item Bank, Item Response Theory (IRT)

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