# Psychometrics **Domain:** Measurement / Psychology / Education **Doc Type:** Field Node **Maturity:** Developing **Related:** [[Edward Thorndike]], [[Army Alpha and Beta Tests]], [[SAT]], [[Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks]] --- ## Definition The theory and practice of measuring psychological attributes, abilities and educational performance. ## Kybernetiks Context Psychometrics turns differences into comparable signals and therefore supplies a crucial measurement layer for classification and governance. ## AI Evaluation Context Applying psychometric instruments to generative systems changes the measurement problem. A language model's response can vary with questionnaire structure, conversational framing, role assignment, prompt order, and narrative pressure. [[wiki/Psychometric Deformation|Psychometric Deformation]] names the risk that this induced behavioral surface will be reported as a persistent psychological property. [[wiki/Prompt-Sensitive Behavioral Stability|Prompt-Sensitive Behavioral Stability]] asks how coherently behavior survives controlled changes in the test frame. [[thoughts/The Luxembourg Preprint|The Luxembourg Preprint]] is the originating local argument. It distinguishes generated self-report and trauma-language performance from evidence of stable personality, affect, or subjective distress. ## Backlinks [[Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks]] · [[articles/Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks|Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks]] · [[wiki/AI Benchmarking|AI Benchmarking]] · [[wiki/Psychometric Deformation|Psychometric Deformation]] · [[wiki/Prompt-Sensitive Behavioral Stability|Prompt-Sensitive Behavioral Stability]]