Investigated the acceptance of computerized assessment, particularly compared to conventional paper-and-pencil techniques, in seriously impaired psychiatric inpatients. Describes the development of a self-rating questionnaire (OPQ, Operation and Preference Questionnaire) and reports results that showed computerized assessment was convincingly…

Discusses clinical, efficacy, and validity issues pertaining to the use of computerized IQ testing by comparing computer-based test interpretations (CBTIs) of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised with reports written by a clinical psychologist. A group of 33 expert clinicians rated the CBTIs significantly higher. (Author/LRW)

Describes a study of 52 male inmates in Ontario (Canada) that was conducted to compare paper-and-pencil versus computer-based formats of the State-Trait Personality Inventory, the Anger Expression Scale, the Belief Scale, and the Vengeance Scale. The validity of assessments of incarcerated individuals regardless of administration modality is…

Computer-assisted and paper-and-pencil-administered formats for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventories were investigated. Subjects were 32 master's and doctoral-level counseling students. Findings indicated that the two formats were comparable and that students preferred the computer-assisted format. (AEF)

This Swedish study sought to evaluate a touch-screen computer-based (CB) test administration system in a hospital setting in comparison with paper-and-pencil administrative routine. Patients were given psychometric tests (involving depression, mood, and intelligence measurement) in both formats. Patient pleasantness, activation, and calmness were…

Describes a study of undergraduates that was conducted to examine the equivalence of the mode of administration using the paper-pencil and computer-based versions of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory. Differences in scores are discussed, time taken for the inventories is studied, and further research is suggested. (Contains 16 references.)…

This study utilized a Latin Squares design to assess equivalence of computer and paper-and-pencil testing methods in a clinical setting with college students. No significant differences between scores on measures of anxiety, depression, and psychological reactance were found across group and administration format. Most subjects preferred…

Argues that guidelines for evaluating computer applications within psychology are not having sufficient impact on professional practices because a gap exists between information available to users and information needed to make informed decisions. Surveys of software vendors and practicing psychologists are described to support this view and…

Describes study that compared the administration of the Microtest computer version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) with administration procedures for the traditional paper and pencil version. Highlights include an anxiety inventory; attitude scales; rank order and reliability; correlation analyses; power analyses; and…