- Colorado State University Libraries
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Psychology
Resources for Tests and Measurements
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Association for Psychological Type InternationalPromotes knowledge of psychological type. Contains numerous links to sites focusing on instruments such as Myers-Briggs Type Indictor (MBTI).
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Buros Center for TestingAn independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the science and practice of testing and assessment, through sharing of its expertise in assessment-related endeavors.
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Finding Information about Psychological Tests: Frequently Asked QuestionsCovers published and unpublished tests, locating test publishers, locating a specific test, purchasing tests, test references, MMY, etc.
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Personality and Character TemperamentThe Web Site for the Keirsey Temperament Sorter and Keirsey Temperament Theory.
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Psychology Research Labs and Centers (University of Virginia)Links to several different labs with differing focus. Many provide a supportive environment for researchers, teachers, and students interested in all aspects of quantitative methods in psychological research. Some recognizes wide-spread interest in new methods of experimental design & computerized data analysis.
Resources for identifying tests & measures
Mental measurements yearbook (online)
A comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Designed for an audience ranging from novice test consumers to experienced professionals, the MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. All MMY entries contain descriptive information (e.g., test purpose, publisher, pricing) and edited review(s) written by leading content area experts.
Test critiques (print)
Vol. 11 (2005) is the most recent volume. Includes cumulative indexes.
DEAD- ETS test collection (online)
A database of 25,000+ tests and measurement devices (1900s to the present).
Individual Resources (all point to, describe, and/or reproduce instruments):
Assessment of exceptional students: educational and psychological procedures (2006; print)
Assessment scales in depression, mania, and anxiety (2005; print)
Bibliography on psychological tests used in research and practice in sport and exercise psychology (2002; print)
Commissioned reviews of 250 psychological tests (2000; print)
Communication research measures: a sourcebook (1994; print)
Communication research measures II: a sourcebook (2009; print)
Comprehensive handbook of psychological assessment (2004; print)
Death anxiety handbook: research, instrumentation, and application (1994; print)
Directory of psychological tests in the sport and exercise sciences (1996; print)
Encyclopedia of psychological assessment (2003; print)
Handbook of assessment methods for eating behaviors and weight-related problems: measures, theory, and research (2009; print)
Handbook of family measurement techniques (2001; print)
Handbook of psychological assessment (2009; online)
Handbook of psychiatric measures (2008; print)
Handbook of tests and measurement in education and the social sciences (2000; print)
Measures for clinical practice and research: a sourcebook (2007; print)
Measures of job satisfaction, organisational commitment, mental health, and job-related well-being: a bench-marking manual (2008; online)
Measuring health: a guide to rating scales and questionnaires (2006; print)
Measuring health: a review of quality of life measurement scales (2005; print)
Oxford handbook of personality assessment (2009; print)
Tests: a comprehensive reference for assessments in psychology, education, and business (2008; print)
The achievement test desk reference (ATDR): comprehensive assessment and learning disabilities (2002; print)
Understanding and assessing trauma in children and adolescents: measures, methods, and youth in context (2008; print)
PsycINFO (online)
*View tutorial In Search of Tests & Measures (*you already know the name of a specific test that interests you)
*View tutorial Using the Classification Codes and see the list of classification codes
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