The following fields are searchable in PsycTESTS:
Any Field: Yields results from all the searchable fields except cited references.
Author: Name of the author or authors listed in the document; always displayed last name, first name, or first initial.
Correction date: Date that a corrected version of record entered the database in YYYYMMDD format.
DOI Number: (Digital Object Identifier) Publisher-registered persistent link to a unique full-text document.
Index Terms: Controlled vocabulary from Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.
Journal Title: Title of journal or serial.
Keywords: Searches three fields simultaneously—the title, index terms, and keywords (natural language words describing the document’s content).
Language: Languages in which the test is available.
Population: Detailed descriptions of the sample population. Examples: Institutionalized patients living in nursing homes; Undergraduates in Israel; Buddhists. Note that this is distinct from the Population Group limit in PsycINFO, where you can search for six possible values: human, animal, male, female, inpatient, and outpatient.
Publisher: Organization/company that publishes the journal or book (not in PsycEXTRA; instead search the Content Owner field).
Purpose: A brief summary of what the test or measure is intended to assess.
Release Date: The date the material was added to the database and the name of each database where it appears.
Source Document Citation: Use this to find a specific article, book, or chapter used to create a test record. For best results, search using only the book or chapter title, journal title, volume, or year.
Test Name: The name or acronym of the test. For tests with no names, trained APA staff have created a name for the purposes of PsycTESTS records.
Test Construct: The psychological construct being studied.
Unique Identifier: A distinct number that identifies the record, assigned by APA.
