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Tests that
Psychologists Use [Descriptions]
[More Tests and Descriptions]
From Ball, J. D.; Archer,
Robert P.; Imhof, Eric A. (1994). Time Requirements of
Psychological Testing: A Survey of Practitioners.
Journal of Personality Assessment, 63(2), 239-249.
See abstract below.
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Most Used |
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Longest to
Administer |
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Rank
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Test |
N
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Test |
Mean Minutes
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
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8 |
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9 |
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10 |
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11 |
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12 |
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13 |
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14 |
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15 |
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16 |
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17 |
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18 |
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19 |
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20 |
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21 |
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22 |
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23 |
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24 |
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Wechsler IQ Scales |
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Rorschach |
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TAT |
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MMPI |
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WRAT |
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BVMGT |
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Sentence Completion |
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Human Figure |
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H-T-P |
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BDI |
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WMS |
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Kinetic Family |
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PPVT |
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VMI |
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Stanford-Binet |
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BVRT |
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MCMI |
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CBCL |
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Halstead-Reitan |
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CBRS |
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PIAT |
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Vineland |
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MAPI |
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Woodcock-Johnson |
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130 |
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102 |
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97 |
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92 |
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90 |
|
89 |
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85 |
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68 |
|
64 |
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64 |
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58 |
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57 |
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55 |
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41 |
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38 |
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32 |
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31 |
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30 |
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29 |
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29 |
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28 |
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28 |
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27 |
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26 |
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Halstead-Reitan |
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Woodcock-Johnson |
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Wechsler IQ Scales |
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Stanford-Binet |
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MMPI |
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Rorschach |
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PIAT |
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WMS |
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Vineland |
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TAT |
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MCMI |
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MAPI |
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WRAT |
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PPVT |
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CBCL |
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Sentence Completion |
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H-T-P |
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BVRT |
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VMI |
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BVMGT |
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Kinetic Family |
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Human Figure |
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CBRS |
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BDI |
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270.69 |
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77.12 |
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75.62 |
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74.73 |
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66.18 |
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49.41 |
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47.5 |
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44.22 |
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41.6 |
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40.41 |
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30.65 |
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29.89 |
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28.22 |
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24.64 |
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23.83 |
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19.74 |
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15.97 |
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15.41 |
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14.88 |
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13.94 |
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12.63 |
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12.31 |
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11.55 |
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11.13 |
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Longest to
Score |
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Longest to
Interpret |
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Rank
|
Test |
Mean Minutes
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Test |
Mean Minutes
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
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8 |
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9 |
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10 |
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11 |
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12 |
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13 |
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14 |
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15 |
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16 |
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17 |
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18 |
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19 |
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20 |
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21 |
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22 |
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23 |
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24 |
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Halstead-Reitan |
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Rorschach |
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Stanford-Binet |
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Woodcock-Johnson |
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TAT |
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MCMI |
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Wechsler IQ Scales |
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MMPI |
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Vineland |
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Sentence Completion |
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Wechsler Mem Scale |
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PPVT |
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MAPI |
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PIAT |
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CBCL |
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WRAT |
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H-T-P |
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BVRT |
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VMI |
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BVMGT |
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Human Figure |
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CBRS |
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Kinetic Family |
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BDI |
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54.30 |
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46.09 |
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25.42 |
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24.31 |
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24.07 |
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23.41 |
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21.61 |
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20.33 |
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20.18 |
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17.10 |
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16.53 |
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16.53 |
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15.47 |
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14.75 |
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14.34 |
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12.16 |
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11.75 |
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10.90 |
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10.46 |
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10.02 |
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9.82 |
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9.10 |
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8.55 |
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6.40 |
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Halstead-Reitan |
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Rorschach |
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TAT |
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MMPI |
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Stanford-Binet |
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Wechsler IQ Scales |
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Woodcock-Johnson |
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MCMI |
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MAPI |
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Sentence Completion |
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Vineland |
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Wechsler Mem Scale |
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PPVT |
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PIAT |
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H-T-P |
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CBCL |
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WRAT |
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Human Figure |
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BVMGT |
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Kinetic Family |
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CBRS |
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VMI |
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BVRT |
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BDI |
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65.82 |
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50.14 |
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29.95 |
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28.15 |
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25.22 |
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24.97 |
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24.6 |
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22.78 |
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21.21 |
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17.96 |
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17.85 |
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17.14 |
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17.14 |
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16.37 |
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14.05 |
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13 |
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12.3 |
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11.25 |
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10.47 |
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10.41 |
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9.77 |
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9.54 |
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8.84 |
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8.33 |
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Abstracts
Assessment
2000 Sep;7(3):227-35
Psychological test usage with adolescent
clients: survey update.
Archer RP, Newsom CR.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School,
Norfolk 23507, USA.
In 1991, Archer, Maruish, Imhof, and
Piotrowski presented survey findings based
on the responses of a national sample of
psychologists who performed psychological
assessment with adolescent clients. The
current survey was designed to update their
results by examining the test use practices
reported by 346 psychologists who work with
adolescents in a variety of clinical and
academic settings. These respondents
represented an adjusted survey return rate
of 36% and predominantly consisted of
doctoral prepared psychologists (95%) in
private practice settings (51%). The survey
respondents had a mean of 13.6 years of
post-degree clinical experience, and spent
an average of 45% of their clinical time
working with adolescents. Survey results
reveal a substantial similarity in test
usage between the 1991 survey and the
current investigation. For example, the
Wechsler Intelligence Scales, Rorschach,
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), and
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
(MMPI) remain among the widely used tests
with adolescents. However, several changes
were also noted including a reduction in the
use of the Bender-Gestalt and increases in
the use of parent and teacher rating
instruments. The current findings are used
to estimate the relative popularity of an
extensive list of test instruments, compare
current findings to 1991 survey results, and
to examine several issues related to general
effects of managed care procedures and
policies on test usage with adolescents.
PMID: 11037390 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
J Pers Assess
1994 Oct;63(2):239-49
Time requirements of psychological
testing: a survey of practitioners.
Ball JD, Archer RP, Imhof EA.
Department of Psychiatry, Eastern Virginia
Medical School, Virginia Beach 23462.
Surveys regarding practitioner perceptions
of time requirements for psychological
testing were mailed to a national sample of
clinical psychologists. There were 228 (36%)
returns from 630 mailings actually received.
On the basis of 151 usable returns from
respondents who conduct psychological
testing services, data are presented
separately for time requirements associated
with administering, scoring, and
interpreting the 24 most commonly used
tests. Data are also presented regarding the
composition of typical test batteries and
practitioner usage of technician and/or
computer assistance in psychological
testing. The implications of these data for
research and practice are discussed.
PMID: 7965569 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
J Pers Assess
1998 Jun;70(3):441-7
The impact of "managed care" on the
practice of psychological testing:
preliminary findings.
Piotrowski C, Belter RW, Keller JW.
Department of Psychology, University of West
Florida, USA.
Although the impact of managed care
constraints on assessment practices has
received recent attention, a review of the
literature found no data-based articles that
address this issue. We report survey data on
137 members of the National Register of
Health Service Providers in Psychology
(Council for the National Register of Health
Service Providers in Psychology, 1996) on
current testing practices. The majority
(72%) reported that their use of tests has
changed in the last 5 years due to managed
care directives. These clinicians are doing
less testing overall and restrict their pool
of assessment instruments. The Rorschach
inkblot technique (Rorschach, 1942), the
Thematic Apperception Test (Murray, 1943),
and the Wechsler Intelligence scales
(Matarazzo, 1972) were the instruments most
noted for disuse. Apparently, practitioners
are relying more on short, brief self-report
measures that tap targeted symptoms or
problem areas, and less on tests that demand
considerable clinicians' time. Implications
and limitations of the findings are
discussed.
PMID: 9760737 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
More Abstracts
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Articles
| National
Academy of Neuropsychology/Division 40 of
the American Psychological Association
Practice Survey of Clinical Neuropsychology
in the United States:
Part I: Practitioner and Practice
Characteristics, Professional Activities,
and Time Requirements
Sweet J, Peck E, Abramowitz C, Etzweiler S.
(2002). The Clinical Neuropsychologist,
16
(2), 109-127.
Part II: Reimbursement experiences, practice
economics, billing practices, and incomes.
Sweet J, Peck E, Abramowitz C, Etzweiler S.
(2003) Archives of Clinical
Neuropsychology 18
557-582.
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Additional References
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Proposed
schedule of usual and customary test
administration times. Ludin, K., DeFillipis,
N. (1999). The Clinical
Neuropsychologist,13, 433-436
Psychological
testing and psychological assessment: A
review of evidence and issues. Meyer G, Finn
S, Eyde L, Kay G, Moreland K, Dies R, Eisman
E, Kubiszyn, T, Read G. (2001) American
Psychologist, 56(2) 128-165. Among other
issues, this article reviews the validity of
psychological assessment, including a
comparison to medical testing.
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Psychological
test usage: Implications in professional
psychology. Camara W, Nathan J, Puente A.
(2000). Professional Psychology: Research
and Practice, 31(2), 141-154. This
article includes a table of minutes to
administer, minutes to score, and minutes to
interpret each of several tests by both
clinical psychologists and
neuropsychologists.
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