Commonly used tests

Details of commonly used psychological tests and scales available in the University library.

Library resources about psychological testing

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Scales and questionnaires

 
Robinson, John P; Shaver, Phillip R and Wrightsman, Lawrence S (Eds) (1991) Measures of personality and social psychological attitudes.  Systematic evaluation of 150 measures including full scales where possible.
Boyle, Gregory J; Saklofske, Donald H and Matthews, Gerald (Eds) (2015) Measures of personality and social psychological constructs.

Identifies best measures for use based on reliability, validity and utility. Includes scales in full.

 

Fischer, J., Corcoran, K. & Springer, D.W., (2020). Measures for clinical practice and research : A sourcebook.Designed to be a reference resource for practice and research in clinical mental health. Contains hundreds of clinical measures for adults, children, couples and families.

Reviews and analysis including norms

 

 

Sherman, E. M. S., Tan, J. E., & Hrabok, M. (2022). A compendium of neuropsychological tests : fundamentals of neuropsychological assessment and test reviews for clinical practice. Fourth edition.Provides norms, in-depth validity analyses and commentary.
Lezak, Muriel; Howieson, Diane B ; Bigler, Erin D and Tranel, Daniel (2012) Neuropsychological assessment. 5th editionReviews in detail the major neuropsychological assessments.
Bowling, Ann (2017) Measuring health : a review of subjective health, well-being and quality of life  measurement scales. 

Research methods and data collection

 
SAGE research methods online Database including numerous works on research methods, data collection.
Kempf Leonard. (2005). Encyclopedia of social measurement. 

Psychology tests and scales for specific purposes

 

Find out more about commonly used psychological tests for specific purposes or domains.

Psychological testing for specific purposes