TY - JOUR T1 - Computers in clinical assessment: Historical developments, present status, and future challenges JF - Journal of Clinical Psychology Y1 - 2004 A1 - Butcher, J. N. A1 - Perry, J. L. A1 - Hahn, J. A. KW - clinical assessment KW - computerized testing method KW - Internet KW - psychological assessment services AB - Computerized testing methods have long been regarded as a potentially powerful asset for providing psychological assessment services. Ever since computers were first introduced and adapted to the field of assessment psychology in the 1950s, they have been a valuable aid for scoring, data processing, and even interpretation of test results. The history and status of computer-based personality and neuropsychological tests are discussed in this article. Several pertinent issues involved in providing test interpretation by computer are highlighted. Advances in computer-based test use, such as computerized adaptive testing, are described and problems noted. Today, there is great interest in expanding the availability of psychological assessment applications on the Internet. Although these applications show great promise, there are a number of problems associated with providing psychological tests on the Internet that need to be addressed by psychologists before the Internet can become a major medium for psychological service delivery. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved) PB - John Wiley & Sons: US VL - 60 SN - 0021-9762 (Print); 1097-4679 (Electronic) ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A real-data simulation of computerized adaptive administration of the MMPI JF - Psychological Assessment Y1 - 1989 A1 - Ben-Porath, Y. S. A1 - Slutske, W. S. A1 - Butcher, J. N. KW - computerized adaptive testing AB - A real-data simulation of computerized adaptive administration of the MMPI was conducted with data obtained from two personnel-selection samples and two clinical samples. A modification of the countdown method was tested to determine the usefulness, in terms of item administration savings, of several different test administration procedures. Substantial item administration savings were achieved for all four samples, though the clinical samples required administration of more items to achieve accurate classification and/or full-scale scores than did the personnel-selection samples. The use of normative item endorsement frequencies was found to be as effective as sample-specific frequencies for the determination of item administration order. The role of computerized adaptive testing in the future of personality assessment is discussed., (C) 1989 by the American Psychological Association VL - 1 N1 - Article ER -