About
Introduction
In the interest of transparency, this page is written in an explanatory and readable tone, rather than the legalistic verbiage necessary in the policy pages. Our intent is that, after reading this page, readers have a clear understanding of our goals, who we are, and how we approach the development and use of our examinations.
Purpose
The long-term objective of Neurolus Psychometrics is to investigate whether test performances can be validly differentiated in the extreme right tail under supervised, time-limited conditions.
At present, we are learning how to responsibly operate in this niche research space. This exploratory stage is likely to span several years, and we are intentionally being cautious regarding any claims we make in the interim.
Who we are
Neurolus Psychometrics is an independently funded project motivated solely by scientific curiosity. We are not involved in clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, educational placement, or occupational research contexts. Those domains lie outside of our scope and expertise.
Instead, our attention is on developing exams for adults intended for self-learning, entertainment, and society admissions purposes.
Our examinations
When an exam becomes available to the public, our focus is strictly on performance. We do not claim that our tests measure intelligence or any other psychological construct.
In practical terms, our exams measure only the task-specific abilities required to solve the exam itself. Because they are comprised of diverse puzzle-like items, candidates may choose to participate simply because they enjoy solving challenging problems.
High-I.Q. societies and similar clubs may independently elect to accept our exams for admissions purposes. All decisions regarding score interpretation or qualification criteria are made solely by the accepting organization, which lies outside of our scope.
Scores, scaling, and statistics
When an exam goes live, we publish a preliminary score conversion table alongside it. This table functions as a mapping of raw to scaled scores for reporting purposes only. Scaled scores are not normed against the general population and do not represent I.Q. scores or any psychological construct.
This table exists to provide a practical reference for societies that may choose to use our exams when considering admissions thresholds. As more data is collected, the table is updated for accuracy and internal consistency.
At 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, and 1000 completed sittings, we expect to publish statistical reports. These may include histograms, score ranges, medians, and related metrics. When possible, correlations may also be reported. All such publications are descriptive and exploratory in nature.
Validation
At 100 sittings and beyond, we may investigate whether exam performance relates to constructs beyond task-specific problem solving. If preliminary analysis suggests that a construct might be implicated, an independent reviewer will be consulted to assess findings.
Results of that peer review may trigger a formal validation study, the outcomes of which would be published. But to remind, until that happens, no claims regarding construct validity are made.
Post-validation
If a validation study demonstrates that an exam validly measures a psychological construct, the exam will be appropriately reclassified. Even still, it would remain in use for entertainment and society admissions purposes only.
Following a reclassification, Neurolus would no longer report scores to candidates. Instead, candidates may be informed whether they qualified for a particular society, but would need their score to be released by a legally-permitted third party.
Our operations
Mainstream test development follows a well-established path involving institutional ethics approval, paid participant pools, validation cycles, and eventual distribution through licensed professionals.
However, high-range psychometrics cannot practically fit this model because the candidate population is very small, and funding is nearly non-existent.
As a result, we follow an alternative route:
- Conduct a feasibility study, including ethical considerations.
- Design an examination, with peer review.
- Release the exam for entertainment or admissions purposes.
- Allow data to slowly accumulate over years.
- Conduct a peer-reviewed validation study if warranted.
- Reclassify the exam if appropriate.
During our initial feasibility study before founding Neurolus Psychometrics, we informally consulted with multiple industry leaders and ethics boards to better understand the regulatory landscape. Our current operational model is designed around those discussions.
Ethics and data protection
Neurolus Psychometrics follows established principles for human psychological research despite operating in a context that is not subject to formal human-subjects research oversight. Participation is always voluntary, we priortize transparency, and interpretive claims are not made prematurely.
We also comply with major global privacy regulations such as the GDPR and UK GDPR. Data processing is limited to a sole data processor operating under signed non-disclosure and data-processing agreements. Our systems also follow industry best practices for data security.
Contact
We welcome inquiries regarding our purpose, research activities, and publications. Please visit our Contact page for correspondence.
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