Research Guides: Tests and Measurements in the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Databases and Web Resources

Using Databases to Identify a Test

Find an article or research study that uses or describes a measurement instrument to identify specific test names.

PsycINFO for content in psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, and related fields
SocINDEX for content in the social sciences
Social Work Abstracts for material on social work and human services
CINAHL for content in the health sciences
ERIC for content in education

Find tests in PsycINFO and PTSDpubs

Use the Advanced Search and either select Test and measure - TM from the drop-down menu or type the name of the test in the Test & measure search box.

Web Resources

Tests Reviews Online
Includes descriptive information on more than 3,500 commercially available tests, and more than 2,800 of them have reviews available for purchase.
Test Collection at ETS
A database of more than 25,000 tests and other measurement devices from U.S. publishers, individual test authors and non-U.S. sources.