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Tests

Psychological tests can be found using some of the library's databases or for free online, linked below.

Finding Tests in Databases

Search library databases, such as the health, education, psychology and sociology databases using the test name. The actual test is sometimes included in an article's appendix or supplemental documentation.

CINAHL
- Use Research Instruments as a subject term
ERIC
- Limit Publication Type to Tests/Questionnaires

APA PsycINFO This link opens in a new window APA PscyINFO covers the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, technology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law, and others. APA PsycINFO journal coverage spans from 1800s to present, and includes international material selected from around 2,500 periodicals in dozens of languages.
CINAHL with Full Text This link opens in a new window This valuable resource provides full text for over 550 of nursing and allied health journals indexed in the CINAHL database, many of which contain no embargo. Nurses, allied health professionals, researchers, nurse educators and students consider this database an essential research tool providing full-text coverage dating back to 1981.
ERIC This link opens in a new window ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.The Department of Education ERIC site can be accessed directly at http://www.eric.ed.gov/ The content is the same as in EBSCO ERIC. The only difference is the interface.
Mental Measurements Yearbook This link opens in a new window A comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership.

Finding Tests Online

ADAI Library: Substance Abuse Screening & Assessment Instruments (Opens in New Tab) "...instruments used for screening and assessment of substance use and substance use disorders." A tool by the Library & Information staff at the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington.
Finding Information About Psychological Tests (Opens in New Tab) An overview by the American Psychological Association on how to find descriptions of tests, the name and author of a test, and how to obtain the test of interest.