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1. For articles on testing and its accuracy use these terms.

  • psychological assessment and test validity
  • psychological assessment and test reliability

2. For studies that use a specific test enter the name of the test and then choose Tests and Measures from the drop down menu.  The articles will report on research using that Test. (See the box in the next column for an illustration.)

3. Particular types of tests:

  • intelligence measures
  • educational measurement
  • personality measures
  • neuropsychological assessment **

**If you choose the Thesaurus on the top bar of the search page;  enter neuropsychological assessment in the BROWSE box, under the entry you will find the names of several tests and test batteries.

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Refine PscyInfo Searches

Use the drop down menu in Advanced Search to focus on your topic.

Example: I want articles reporting use of the  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI).

Enter the name of the test in the search box.  Then use the drop down menu to Choose Tests and Measures.

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Subject Terms

  • psychological tests
  • add tests to other subject words e.g. Motivation and tests
  • intelligence tests
  • neuropsychological tests
  • personality tests

Unproductive Term

educational tests
This will find academic assessment rather than psychological assessment in an educational environment.  Use psychological tests instead.

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