Tests and Measures

Provides descriptions and reviews of educational, personality, aptitude, neuropsychological, achievement and intelligence tests, along with information about their commercial availability.

Contains psychological assessments, primarily unpublished tests (measures, scales, surveys) developed by researchers but not made available commercially. Most records include the testing instrument and link to the peer-reviewed literature describing test development, review, or use.

Under "Publication Type," select "Questionnaire/Scale"

Under "Source Code," select "Primary Source"

There are three ways to search for tests and measures in PsycINFO:

1. Search by Topic: To find instruments about your topic, use keywords about it in one or more of the search boxes. In the final box, try using this string of words: test* OR measure* OR survey* OR questionnaire* OR scale* OR batter* OR inventor* OR checklist* OR instrument* OR pretest* OR posttest* OR interview*. In the drop-down menu next to that search box, choose AB Abstract to search only the Abstract field.

2. Search by Title: If you know the specific name of your instrument, type the name in the search box, then choose Tests & Measures - TM from the drop-down menu beside the search box

3. Find Full Instruments: Put the word appended in one of the search boxes, then choose Tests & Measures - TM from the drop-down menu

Use the Advanced Search option and add appropriate MeSH terms, such as: "Psychological Tests"[Mesh], "Psychometrics"[Mesh], "Psychiatric Status Rating Scales"[Mesh], or "Questionnaires"[Mesh]