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social science subjects > psychology > psychological assessment > methods, tests and equipment > sociometric methods
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sociometric methods  

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  • Sociometric methods include a large class of methods that assess the positive and negative links between persons in a group. The basic principle of the sociometric method is that every group member has the capacity to evaluate every other group member on one or more criteria. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Sociometric Methods]

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