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

The exam, which consists of five one-hour essay questions, one 90-minute performance test and 200 multiple-choice questions, is offered only two weeks a year — in February and in July.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

Before a toilet reaches the market, it has to be certified, which includes a flush performance test.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

Polar markets this feature as an easy fitness test for folks just starting out on their fitness journey who may not be physically capable of doing Polar’s running performance test.

From The Verge • Apr. 29, 2022

After cleaning up their printed robots, Sochol’s team had to design a performance test.

From Scientific American • Jul. 23, 2021

In addition, we’d have two hours of physical training—PT—every afternoon, and we’d have to pass a physical performance test in our last week.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover