Research Guides: PSYC 0001: Psychology Subject Guide: Research Methods

Finding Tests and Measures

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Comprehensive index to journal articles, books, book chapters, technical reports, and dissertations in the field of psychology, including family psychology. Citations and abstracts, with links to some full text

Finding Tests in PsycInfo

If you are looking for the actual test questions, follow these steps:
- Enter the construct (e.g., "depression") into the first search bar
- Type "appended" into the second search bar and select "TM Tests & Measures" from the drop-down list. All of the search results will include the full text of a test or measurement for that particular construct.

Key Resources

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- The PsycINFO database can be used to search for all things related to the field of psychology, including tests and measures.
- PsycINFO is a good place to start if you are looking for studies that have utilized a particular test. Simply enter the test name (e.g., "Beck Depression Inventory") and select "TM Tests & Measures" from the drop-down list.

When looking for information about certain tests and measures in PsycINFO, add your test or measure into the search bar and select TM Tests & Measures from the drop-down list. Then, enter 222* into another search bar and select CC Classification from the drop-down menu. This will search for articles that have been classified as "2220 Tests & Testing" OR " 2223 Personality Scales & Inventories."

For example:

Additional Resources on Tests & Measures

Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment
235 entries, organized alphabetically, which include a general conceptual and methodological overview, a section on relevant assessment devices, and covering issues pertaining to methodology (validity, reliability, item response theory) and modes of assessment (tests, instruments and equipment for measuring behavioral operations).

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - DSM-5 by American Psychiatric Association Staff; Kernberg
Call Number: RC 455.2 C4 D54 2013
Published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the DSM-5 is the current classification system of psychiatric illnesses. This handbook serves "as a template to estimate the incidence (new cases) and prevalence (existing cases) of mental disorders in the general population."
APA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology by Kurt F. Geisinger; Bruce A. Bracken; American Psychological Association Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: BF 176 A63 2013
-Print copy available in Reference Section (1st Floor)

This three-volume handbook is a comprehensive presentation of the theory and application of tests in psychology and education. It begins with an in-depth portrayal of psychometrics: the quantitative underpinning of testing. It then provides thorough, up-to-date and informative chapters related to five general application areas of testing: industrial/organisational psychology clinical psychology (including health psychology) counselling psychology school psychology educational testing In each of these five areas, this handbook is probably the most comprehensive review of the use of testing and assessment in the subfield.
APA handbook of research methods in psychology by Harris Cooper, editor-in-chief ; Paul M. Camic, Debra L. Long, A.T. Panter, David Rindskopf, and Kenneth J. Sher, associate editors.
Call Number: BF 76.5 Online
-Print copy available in Reference Section (1st Floor)
APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology by Samuel Knapp; American Psychological Association Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: BF 76.4 Online
ISBN: 1433810018
-Print copy available in Reference Section (1st Floor)
-Volume 2 of this handbook has a chapter on "Assessment and testing."