Instructions Downloading SPSS
- Select this link to download link and instructions for SPSS (for faculty and staff)
or this link for students - Login to your account
- You will see the folders for Mac and Windows
- Select the operating system and you will see installers for SPSS as well as the license key test file
- Follow the instructions in the included .txt file to install SPSS on your computer
- NOTE: Windows offers both 32-bit and 64-bit installer. Use the installer for whichever version of Windows you are using.
Selected testing pages
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PsycTests This link opens in a new windowThis 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.
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Educational Testing ServiceThe ETS mission is to advance quality and equity in education by providing fair and valid assessments, research and related services.
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Psychological Tests - Frequently Asked Questions (APA)APA neither sells nor endorses testing instruments, but it does provide guidance in using available resources to find psychological tests. Answers to frequently asked questions are provided here.
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Test Reviews Online (fee-based MMY reviews from Buros Institute)A site for purchasing test reviews (critically reviewed by the Buros Institute).
Getting a test in PsycINFO
There are two ways to search for tests:
- Click on PsychINFO link below.
- Go to "Advanced Search."
- Method #1:
- In the first search term box, enter the name of the instrument, the word, "AND" and the word, "appended."
- In the drop-down menu next to the search box, select "Tests and Measures." ex: "anxiety and appended" Tests and Measures
- Your results should contain a test(s) for anxiety appended to the article(s).
- Method #2:
- In the first search box, enter the term, "test appended."
- In the drop-down box next to this box, select, "Keywords."
- In the second search box, enter the name or the subject of the test.
- Your results should contain appended tests.
Identifying a Test
The following resources provide access to titles and descriptions of tests organized by subject matter. While few provide the tests themselves, they are useful in identifying groups of similar tests and providing test properties and reviews that allow you to narrow your search to a specific test.
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Educational Testing ServicesThe Test Collection at ETS is a database of more than 25,000 tests and other measurement devices most of which were created by authors outside ETS. It makes information on standardized tests and research instruments available to researchers, graduate students
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Association of Test PublishersThe Association of Test Publishers is a non-profit organization representing providers of tests and assessment tools and/or services related to assessment, selection, screening, certification, licensing, educational or clinical uses.
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Academic Therapy PublicationsPsychological and educational tests used by professionals in K-12 education and special education as well as professionals working with adult populations.
Print Resources
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Comprehensive handbook of psychological assessment
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Call Number: FOLIO BF176 .C654 2003 (CHI & SCH)ISBN: 047141610XWritten by leading researchers and clinicians, this book contains information on the history of testing, the range of tests, theoretical considerations, psychometric concerns, legal/ethical considerations and future development. -
Handbook of family measurement techniques
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Call Number: FOLIO BF176 .T441 2001 (CHI & SCH)ISBN: 0803972504Abstracts on the most useful and well-researched instruments for measuring the family. -
Measures for clinical practice and research : a sourcebook
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Call Number: BF176 .C66 2007 (CHI & SCH)ISBN: 0195181905A resource of instruments and measures written for practitioners and students, this two-volume set is divided into tests for couples, families and children and tests for adults with problems outside of the family. The tests cover the most common problems found in clinical practice and are short, easy to score and administer. -
The use of psychological testing for treatment planning and outcomes assessment
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Call Number: RC473.P79 U83 2004ISBN: 0805843299A three-volume set: Volume 1 covers general guidelines for selection and use of instruments. Volumes 2 and 3 contain lengthy entries on selected tests for use with children (Vol. 2) and adults (Vol. 3).
Contact the Test Authors
Copyright Issues
Tests and measurements, regardless of whether they have been published in a journal, are copyright-protected. In order to use a test, you must get permission from the author.
The list of links below will direct you to test publishers. If you obtain a faculty letter stating the reason for your request, it is often possible to get permission to use the test.
Contact the publisher or author of the test for permissions.
For more information on copyright issues, go to the APA website: