PSY 453 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Psy, Standard Deviation
30 Jul 2020
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Psychometry as a measurement of the psyche: psychometry is understood as the discipline that is responsible for the quantitative measurement of mental processes and capacities . In this way, a numerical value can be assigned to specific characteristics and events, 1 allowing comparison and contrast with other people or with certain criteria that can serve to establish and test theories and hypotheses about the functioning of the mind. Which comprises: as we have seen, psychometry is the branch of psychology that is responsible for measuring specific aspects of the mind. This implies, on the one hand, establishing a theory that can link mental characteristics with measurable elements, on the other, the creation of measurement scales, and lastly, the elaboration of mechanisms and instruments that allow such measurement. The creation of the theory: regarding the first aspect, psychometry establishes the possibility of measuring unobservable constructs from elements that can serve to indicate them, such as behavioral.
