Psychological Tests for Student Use



Please feel free to use any tests that appear on this web site while it is under construction. If you find any inaccuracies, typographical errors, etc. please send an e-mail message to rokada@yorku.ca with the relevant information.

The purpose of this web site is to provide student researchers with easy access to a number of psychological tests. These tests are copywrited but the test authors have given their permission to have these tests downloaded and used by student researchers or are in the public domain. In general, the name of the test gives a good idea of what the test measures. In instances where this is not obvious, a short description is provided.

Students should first conduct a survey and evaluation of tests that are relevant to their research question and select the one that best suits their needs. This web site provides a convenient place to find some common tests but the purpose of the site is not to allow students to circumvent the task of finding and evaluating measurement tools. Information about the validity and reliability of these tests is not included at this site and students should verify for themselves that the tests that they are using are psychometrically sound. A good source of such information is Robinson, Shaver & Wrightsman (1991) for many of the test included at this site.

Robinson, J.P., Shaver, P.R., & Wrightsman, L.S. (Eds). (1991). Measures of personality and social psychological attitudes. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Catalogue of Tests

The tests are available as a Portable Document Format (pdf) file or a Word 2002 file - click on the type of file that you would like to use. You may be able to cut and paste the pdf file for your use, deleting information (such as the scoring key) that should not be seen by the participants. If order to read and print the pdf file, you must have a copy of Adobe Reader installed on your computer. If necessary, you can download a free copy of Adobe Reader. The Word file can be downloaded and edited using any word processor that can open and read the file.

Attitudes Towards Women Scale (Spence, Helmreich & Stapp, 1973) - Short version pdf file Word file
Authoritarianism-Rebellion Scale (Kohn, 1972) pdf file Word file
Survey of Recent Life Experiences (Kohn & Macdonald, 1992) - A hassles scale pdf file Word file
The Body Esteem Scale (Franzoi & Shields, 1984) pdf file Word file
The Body Awareness Scale (Shields, Mallory & Simon, 1989) pdf file Word file
Dieting Beliefs Scale (Stotland & Zuroff, 1990) - A measure of weight locus of control pdf file Word file
Differential Loneliness Scale (Schmidt & Sermat, 1983) - Nonstudent version pdf file Word file
Differential Loneliness Scale (Schmidt & Sermat, 1983) - Short student version (long version not posted) pdf file Word file
Personal Attribute Questionnaire: 24 item version (Spence & Helmreich, 1978) - A measure of gender role identity pdf file Word file
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) pdf file Word file
Current Thoughts Scale (Heatherton & Polivy, 1991) - A measure of state self-esteem pdf file Word file
The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley, 1988) pdf file Word file
Procrastination Scale (Lay, 1986) - For student populations pdf file Word file
Procrastination Scale (Lay, 1986) - Nonstudent version pdf file Word file
Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen & Griffin, 1985) pdf file Word file
Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992) pdf file Word file
Deffenbacher Driving Anger Scale (Deffenbacher, Oetting & Lynch, 1994) - Short form pdf file Word file
Trust Scale (Rempel, Holmes & Zanna, 1985) - For close interpersonal relationships pdf file Word file
The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (Broadbent, Cooper, FitzGerald & Parkes, 1982) pdf file Word file
Computer Anxiety Rating Scale (Heinssen, Glass & Knight, 1987) pdf file Word file
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Last updated on January 30, 2008

This page is maintained by Ron Okada, Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3. Questions about this web site should be sent to rokada@yorku.ca