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Normative vs Ipsative - What's the difference?

normative | ipsative | Antonyms |

Normative is an antonym of ipsative.


As adjectives the difference between normative and ipsative

is that normative is of or pertaining to a norm or standard while ipsative is (psychology) denoting a measure that forces an individual to choose among multiple desirable options.

normative

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
  • Conforming to a norm or norms.
  • normative behaviour
  • Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.
  • normative grammar

    Hyponyms

    * prescriptive * proscriptive

    Derived terms

    * normative economics * normative ethics * normative grammar * normatively * normativeness * normative science * normative system * normativist * normativity

    ipsative

    English

    Adjective

  • (psychology) denoting a measure that forces an individual to choose among multiple desirable options.
  • Myers-Briggs uses ipsative measures, whereas the Five-Factor Model uses normative measures.
  • (education) comparing a measure of an individual against that individual's previous assessments.
  • Antonyms

    * (psychology) normative