Understanding psychological testing and assessment
Nov 10, 2013 · Psychological testing may sound intimidating, but it’s designed to help you. Psychologists use tests and other assessment tools to measure and observe a patient’s …
Testing, assessment, and measurement
Psychological testing may sound intimidating, but it’s designed to help you. Psychologists use tests and other assessment tools to measure and observe a patient’s behavior to arrive at a …
The implicit association test: Shining a light on hidden beliefs
May 14, 2025 · A surprising test result in 1995 sparked a global shift in how we understand unconscious attitudes.
The Stroop effect’s long (and colorful) influence
Mar 24, 2025 · In a 1935 paper in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, John Ridley Stroop, PhD, described a colorful strategy for studying interference between conflicting psychological …
FAQ: Finding information about psychological tests
The APA Science Directorate answers hundreds of calls and emails each year from persons trying to locate the right test or find more information about psychological tests. APA neither …
APA PsycTests
APA PsycTests’ expertly-created metadata allows you to instantly find and download instruments for research and/or teaching. Focused primarily on unpublished tests, this database was …
New psychology licensing exam expands
Feb 24, 2023 · The new skills portion of the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP-2) brings a new focus on clinical practice skills—and evokes mixed responses across …
Rights and responsibilities of test takers: Guidelines and expectations
Tests are defined broadly here as psychological and educational instruments developed and used by testing professionals in organizations such as schools, industries, clinical practice, …
The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing
Learn about validity and reliability, test administration and scoring, and testing for workplace and educational assessment.
Disclosure of Test Data and Test Materials: Just the FAQs
Apr 11, 2019 · The issue of the disclosure of test data and test materials raises many practical and ethical concerns for psychologists who develop, validate, and use tests in a wide variety of …