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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 |
|
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 |
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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
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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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