Guides: Psychology: Tests and Measurements

Basic Resources for Tests and Measurements

Mental Measurements Yearbook
Reviews of tests arranged alphabetically by the title of the instrument. There are several indexes to assist in finding information – title, names(authors), publisher, score, and appendix. Older volumes are in MAIN LB 3051 .M58 and newer volumes are in Reference LB 3051 .M58.
Tests in Print II-VIII
Ref LB 3051 .T47
The Tests in Prints series provides a description of commercially published tests. We own an incomplete set of 1974-2011.
Buros Center for Testing
Although this is an online store for purchasing test reviews, it is good for determining the name of a test or viewing its description and publisher contact information. You may search by keyword or view the alphabetical index.

Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences (TMSS)
An index of tests, measures, and instruments in the social sciences for students. Copyright permission is needed to use or reproduce the instruments.

CINAHL - Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health (EBSCO)
To find a free test: Enter your search term and from the right-hand drop-down, select Instrumentation - IN. You may find both reviews of instruments and the instrument appended.
ERIC (ProQuest)
To find a free test: Enter your keyword(s) or specific test name in the first search box. In the next search box, type or copy/paste the following: (test OR measure* OR questionnaire OR scale OR survey OR assessment) AND appended . Next, select Abstract from the pull-down menu on the right. Follow sources' full text links to determine if there is an attached test.
A different search idea: Enter your keyword(s) or specific test name in the first search box. Scroll down to the Document Type box. Select tests/questionnaires.
PsycInfo & PsycArticles (ProQuest)
To find a free test: Click on Advanced Search. Use the drop-down field to the right of the first search box to select Test and measure - TM from the list under More options. Put a test or measure name or topic in the search box.