Guide to locating psychological tests
CQU Library does not actively collect psychology tests - this includes scales, measures, inventories and surveys.
Some tests may be held in the collection, but only if they have been published in a book or a journal which has been acquired for another purpose.
If you are looking for information about psychological testing, you may like to try the resources located at the following call numbers: 150.287 and 153.93
- Types of psychological tests
- Test directories
- How to locate a published test
- How to locate an unpublished test
- More information about psychological tests
Types of psychological tests
Published tests
These are psychological tests which are available from commercial publishers
for a fee. These tests are usually listed in a psychological test directory.
Unpublished tests
These tests are not available from commercial
publishers. Some may be freely available on the Internet; others may have been
included as an appendix to a scholarly article reporting on a particular
study.
Test directories
Test directories provide details about published psychological tests. They usually include background information about tests (i.e. purpose, creator, structure) as well as information concerning their publication (i.e. publisher, date of publication, cost, availability for purchase.) Some will even include evaluations of the test.
- Print directories
Note: These links will take you to
the catalogue record where you can find out more information about the resource.
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Mental Measurements Yearbook - No.6 (1965) - No.16 (2005)
MMY contains information about specific psychological tests. Each test is described and evaluated by two independent reviewers. CQU Library holds Volume 6 (1965) to Volume 16 (2005) in print at the Rockhampton campus library.
- Ostrow, A.C. ed. (1996). Directory of psychological tests in the sport and
exercise sciences. 2nd edition. Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information
Technology.
- Sweetland, R.C, and D.J. Keyser eds. (1991). Tests: a comprehensive reference for assessments in psychology, education, and business. 3rd edition.
- Electronic Directories
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Mental Measurements Yearbook - No.9 (1985) -
present
MMY contains information about specific psychological tests. Each test is described and evaluated by two independent reviewers. CQU Library has access to Volume 9 (1985) to the present online via the EBSCOhost platform.
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Test
Reviews Online
Searchable database containing information as it appears in the Mental Measurements Yearbook, minus the evaluations.
Note: You could search for tests using this database, and then access the full-text evaluations in print at the Rockhampton campus library or electronically via the EBSCOhost platform. (Details above.)
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Educational Testing
Service (ETS) Test Locator
Searchable database which lists more than 25,000 tests and other measurement devices from the early 1900s to the present.
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Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences: Tests Available in Compilation
Volumes
Searchable database which lists 11,450 tests available in 123 resources.
How to locate a published test
Ask the Faculty
A number of psychological tests are located in the School of Psychology and
Sociology. You will need to seek the faculty's permission to access this test
library. Please contact
Kevin Ronan.
Purchase a copy
Check out the publisher's website or see if the test is for sale via one of the
Psychological test suppliers listed on the Australian Psychological
Society (APS) website.
Note: To find out publisher details, try searching a test directory.
Note: The publisher may require you to fill in a form outlining your qualifications to ensure that you are capable of administering the test and interpreting the results.
How to locate an unpublished test
- Search the Internet
Occasionally, a test will be freely available on the web.
Try searching
one of the search engines listed on
Successful Web Searching - Search
Engines using the test and the creator's name (if you know it):
Example:
Note: Remember that this kind of search will bring up results about the test as well as the test itself (if it is available online).
- Search PsycINFO
Unpublished instruments may appear in the journal article which first mentions
them.
Try searching
PsycINFO using the test and the creator's name (if you know it):
Example: zuckerman (Author) AND sensation seeking scale
More information about psychological tests
American
Psychological Association - Testing and Assessment
University of Adelaide
Library - Psychological Tests and Measurements