Psychology: Mental Measurements Yearbook

Mental Measurements Yearbook Database

SUU Library also provides online access to the Mental Measurements Yearbook database online. You can search for specific test reviews by:

1. Go to the Mental Measurements Yearbook database (also linked on the library's A-Z database page).
2. Search for the test by name, or using other publication information.
3. Access the test review through the links provide in the search results.

Watch this short video to see the full process

Mental Measurements Yearbook in Print

The SUU Library owns print copies of the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) from  the 3rd Edition (1949) to the current  21st Edition (2021). All editions are located in the Reference Collection on the first floor of the library (call number BF 431 .M46). Search the Library Catalog by the title "Mental Measurements Yearbook" to find a list of all editions.

The MMY contain reviews of tests covering personality, aptitude, psychology, intelligence, speech and hearing, sensory motor abilities and other related areas. Test information includes the author, publisher, scoring information, and references to critical reviews of the test. Beginning with the Fourteenth MMY (2001), volumes in the series are produced every two years.

Note for students: You will not find tests in the MMY, only the reviews of tests.

Finding a Specific Test Review

Each edition in the MMY covers the time period since the previous volume. If you want to search for a specific test review, use the "Mental Measurements Index (Buros)" to locate the MMY edition that contains it.

How to Search for a Test Review:

1. Go to the Mental Measurements Yearbook online shop (this is the fastest way to find the MMY volume containing the test).
2. Search the MMY Index with a Keyword Search (Test Title, Acronym, Author, Publisher, Purpose, or Scores), or you can choose the Alphabetical Listing or Category Search. [Note: The page is intended for customers of the reviews in MMY. Follow the link in the title of the test, not "ADD TO CART."]
3. Locate the MMY edition in the "Reviewed In" row of the Details table on the test's page.
4. Locate the test review in the MMY print edition or in the database described above.

Watch this short video to see the full process

Test Review References

Each test review entry in MMY ends with a list of "Reviewers' References." You may find these references useful for further research invovling the test. There are several ways to locate the referenced source. Try searching the SUU library by putting the title in the main search box on the library homepage (library.suu.edu). If the source is not available through the library, consider requesting it through interlibrary loan or asking the librarian for Psychology, Chris Younkin (chrisyounkin@suu.edu)