test

1. n. any procedure or method used to examine or determine the presence of some factor or phenomenon.

2. n. a standardized set of questions or other items designed to assess knowledge, skills, interests, or other characteristics of an examinee. See psychological test.

3. n. a set of operations, usually statistical in nature, designed to determine the validity of a hypothesis.

4. vb. to administer a test.

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Psychology term of the day

January 13th 2025

prima facie

at first sight: on the face of things (Latin, literally: “first face”). Prima facie evidence is evidence that, although not conclusive, is considered sufficiently strong to support an inference of fact in the absence of evidence to the contrary.