empirically keyed test

an assessment in which answers are scored in such a way as to establish differences in responses among groups already known to differ. For example, on a test measuring problem solving, the correct alternative among the response choices would be the one preferred by members of a criterion group who were administered the test previously. See also empirical-criterion keying.

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Psychology term of the day

November 22nd 2024

upper threshold

the maximum intensity of a stimulus that can be perceived without pain.