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This database is published by the American Psychological Association and provides bibliographic, plus full text and multimedia of psychological tests from the early 1900s to the present. Test records include descriptive summaries of the test and its development and administration, mostly drawn from articles in peer-reviewed journals or books, with downloadable tests. 75% of the test records contain the actual test or test items.

  • Developmental measures
  • Scales for beliefs, Relationships, or expectancies
  • Aggression, coping, or functional status questionnaires
  • Racial and ethnic identity scales
  • Resilience, anger response, or substance abuse inventories
  • Physical health related assessments
  • Personality assessments
  • Educational measures
  • Neuropsychological assessments
  • Aptitude and achievement measures
  • Competency measures
  • Occupational measures
  • Intelligence tests
  • Military tests
Database Content
Psychological tests
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