How Did PsychoGeometrics® Get Its Name?
PsychoGeometrics® comes from the word psychometric, as in “psychometric tests.”
Psychometric tests are typically given to a potential job candidate to measure a person’s suitability for a role based on the required characteristics, aptitude, or cognitive ability. The results are then used to determine the extent to which a candidate’s traits, aptitude, and/or cognitive abilities match those required to perform the job.
Examples of psychometric testing are numerical reasoning tests, verbal reasoning tests, diagrammatic reasoning tests, situational judgment tests and trait, and behavioral-based tests.
PsychoGeometrics® has its own psychometric assessment, based on a logical reasoning approach using five geometric shapes, to determine one’s natural communication strengths; thus, the name PsychoGeometrics®
Benefits of Using Shapes.
Instead of using a letter or letters, a color or colors, or a specific word or list of words, PsychoGeometrics® uses five geometric shapes to represent five behaviors that are needed for effective communication. The 15-minute online test reveals which of the five shape behaviors are your natural strengths and which ones you may find more difficult to use.