Type - Psychometric Glossary

Any relatively stable personality characteristic that a person exhibits, as measured by assigned a candidate to a 'category' or 'type'. An employer may use one of several psychological tests to measure personality traits in a candidate.

See also:

Trait, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Other articles:

Technical Interview, Telephone Interview, Test Sophistication, Thurstone, L.L. (1887-1955), Typical Performance

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