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How to cite reviews from The Mental Measurements Yearbook
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How to cite reviews from the Buros Institute's
Test Reviews Online

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001) suggests that citations to online materials list title, date, internet address, and author names of the reference. Reviews retrieved from Test Reviews Online will have a specific number attached to them with every heading. The first two numbers of the eight-digit number listed above the test name (e.g., 15132661) convey the specific edition of the "Mental Measurements Yearbook."

Because The Fifteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook (i.e., any test number of 15000000 or greater) is in press, this citation format is suggested:

Keller, H. [in press] Test review of the Gray Silent Reading Tests. From B. S. Plake & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook [Electronic version]. Retrieved December 14, 2001, from the Buros Institute's Test Reviews Online website: http://www.unl.edu/buros

The citation for a test review from The Fourteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook retrieved from Test Reviews Online November 11, 2001 of the Rorschach (test number 14122595) is:

Hess, A., Zachar, P., & Kramer, J. (2001). Test review of the Rorschach. From B. S. Plake & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The fourteenth mental measurements yearbook [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 11, 2001, from the Buros Institute's Test Reviews Online website: http://www.unl.edu/buros

Below is a listing of examples of potential citations from Test Reviews Online from the Ninth through The Thirteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook:

Nitko, A. (1998). Test review of the California Achievement Tests, Fifth Edition. From J. C. Impara & B. S. Plake (Eds.), The thirteenth mental measurements yearbook [Electronic version]. Retrieved October 25, 2001, from the Buros Institute's Test Reviews Online website: http://www.unl.edu/buros

Sandoval, J. (1995). Test review of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition. From J. C. Conoley & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The twelfth mental measurements yearbook [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 20, 2001, from the Buros Institute's Test Reviews Online website: http://www.unl.edu/buros

Elliott, S. N. (1992). Test review of the Child Behavior Checklist. From J. J. Kramer & J. C. Conoley (Eds.), The eleventh mental measurements yearbook [Electronic version]. Retrieved October 18, 2001, from the Buros Institute's Test Reviews Online website: http://www.unl.edu/buros

Benson, P. G. (1989). Test review of the Sales Staff Selector. From J. C. Conoley & J. J. Kramer (Eds.), The tenth mental measurements yearbook [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 14, 2001, from the Buros Institute's Test Reviews Online website: http://www.unl.edu/buros

McIntyre, R. M. (1985). Test review of the Supervisory Practices Inventory. From J. V. Mitchell, Jr. (Ed.), The ninth mental measurements yearbook [Electronic version]. Retrieved January 9, 2002, from the Buros Institute's Test Reviews Online website: http://www.unl.edu/buros

How to cite reviews from the Buros Institute's
Mental Measurements Yearbook

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001) suggests that citations to articles or chapters from an edited book follow this format. (See page 252, #34 for example.)

An example of a test review citation from The Fourteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook is:

Hess, A., Zachar, P., & Kramer, J. (2001). [Review of the Rorschach]. In B. S. Plake & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The fourteenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 1033-1038). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Below is a listing of examples of potential citations from The Mental Measurements Yearbook from the Ninth through Thirteenth yearbooks:

Nitko, A. (1998). [Review of the California Achievement Tests, Fifth Edition]. In J. C. Impara & B. S. Plake (Eds.), The thirteenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 153-156). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Sandoval, J. (1995). [Review of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition]. In J. C. Conoley & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The twelfth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 1103-1104). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Elliott, S. N. (1992). [Review of the Child Behavior Checklist]. In J. J. Kramer & J. C. Conoley (Eds.), The eleventh mental measurements yearbook (pp. 166-169). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Benson, P. G. (1989). [Review of the Sales Staff Selector]. In J. C. Conoley & J. J. Kramer (Eds.), The tenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 707-709). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

McIntyre, R. M. (1985). [Review of the Supervisory Practices Inventory]. In J. V. Mitchell, Jr. (Ed.), The ninth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 1504-1506). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Test Reviews Online
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