performance test

American  

noun

Psychology.

1. a test requiring little or no use of language, the test materials being designed to elicit manual or behavioral responses rather than verbal ones.

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performance test British  

noun

1. psychol a test designed to assess a person's manual ability

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Etymology

Origin of performance test

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

StubHub has blamed Fifa, claiming its new ticketing app launched right before the event suffered "significant performance issues that have affected transfers across all resale platforms".

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

The reality: the officers Hegseth removed or blocked — Brown, Franchetti, and nearly three dozen others — had no performance issues.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

As their size has continued to shrink, diagnosing performance issues has become far more difficult.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

Klein noted that Micron executives pushed back on reports of performance issues with its HBM4 during the company’s earnings calls in September and December.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

James Bale and Chenny Wang, who are overweight on the location-app provider, tell clients in a note that cheaper Bluetooth tracking devices are prone to performance issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025