ipsative

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Denoting a measure that forces a person to choose among multiple desirable options.

   Myers-Briggs uses ipsative measures, whereas the Five-Factor Model uses normative measures.

2. adjective Comparing a measure of a person against that person’s previous assessments, rather than against the performance of others.

Similar words

thinkative intentive extrospective subjective contemplative thoughted value-laden psychophysical introspective extraspective

Often followed by

scores measures assessment scoring approach analysis and data measurement