Definitions
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- adjective psychology denoting a measure that forces an individual to choose among multiple desirable options.
- adjective education comparing a measure of an individual against that individual's previous assessments.
Etymologies
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From Latin ipse ("of the self")
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Examples
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Anyway OKCupid uses an ipsative personality test, the “Dating Persona Test” (Similar to Myers -
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