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Paranormal vs Psychometry - What's the difference?

paranormal | psychometry |

As an adjective paranormal

is that cannot be explained by scientific methods.

As a noun psychometry is

the paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.

paranormal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That cannot be explained by scientific methods.
  • .

    • psychometry

    English

    Noun

    (psychometries)
  • The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.
  • (psychology) The use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits.
  • * 1960 , Indian Journal of Psychology XXXV–XXXVII, page 25:
    • In psychometry and paedometry his original contributions will be little unless he had equipped himself well with the subjects like mathematics and statistics.
  • * ibidem , page 27:
    • Again, barring in a few universities psychometry and physiological psychology are not regarded as compulsory papers.

    Synonyms

    * (the use of psychological tests to measure traits) psychometrics

    See also

    * psychrometry