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Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
In psychology, "scores" refer to numerical values assigned to individuals based on their performance or responses on tests, assessments, or experiments.
Related terms
Raw Score: A raw score represents an individual's actual score without any adjustment or transformation.
Z-Score: A z-score indicates how many standard deviations above or below the mean an individual's score falls within a distribution.
Percentile rank compares an individual's score with those of others and expresses it as a percentage. For example, if you scored higher than 80% of people who took the same test, your percentile rank would be 80.