"at one time or another, you have probably "sized up" a potential date, friend, or roommate by engaging them in conversation, which would be similar to which type of measure used in psychological assessment? "

The answer is "interview".

An interview is where questions are asked and answers are given. In like manner speech, "interview" alludes to a one-on-one discussion with one individual acting in the job of the questioner and the other in the job of the interviewee. The questioner makes inquiries, the interviewee reacts, with members alternating talking. Meetings for the most part include an exchange of data from interviewee to questioner, which is normally the main role of the interview, despite the fact that data moves can occur in the two bearings at the same time. One can differentiate an interview which includes bi-directional correspondence with a restricted stream of data, for example, a discourse or address.