The GRE Psychology subject test is a standardized test used in admission decisions by some graduate programs in psychology in several English-speaking countries, especially in the United States.
There are three major components to this test: (1) Experimental, (2) Social, and (3) Other areas.
After the draft of questions are assembled, the test is then given to a GRE Sensitivity Committee to screen for items that may not "represent ethnic minorities, women, people with disabilities, and other groups in a favorable light and [to ensure] that the items are not likely to offend anyone" (Kalat & Matlin, 2000, p. 25).
For example, applicants for the Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology at Hofstra University are required to have a Psychology subject score no lower than 65th percentile (about 660 points)[11] Based on data collected from 1986 to 1990, correlations were conducted between first-year graduate school GPAs and undergraduate GPA, as well as, various different GRE tests and subtests.
However, it is also stated that a GRE subject test correlates with degree attainment only r = .21.