Standardized instruments with established psychometric properties used to measure psychological constructs, abilities, or symptoms in systematic and objective ways.
Example: Intelligence tests like the WAIS-IV, personality assessments like the NEO-PI-R, or clinical interviews like the SCID that have proven reliability and validity.
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