Wikipedia:Association for Psychological Science's Wikipedia Initiative
Because the general public frequently turns to Wikipedia when seeking information about psychology, psychological scientists have both a social responsibility and a personal stake in ensuring that the information the public receives is complete, accurate, up-to-date and well written. The Association for Psychological Science's Wikipedia Initiative is a call to action by Mahzarin R. Banaji (APS President 2010 – 2011) to encourage its members and their students to become active participants in Wikipedia and to improve its coverage of psychological science.
This task force page serves to provide resources for interested editors, lists the member of this initiative, and supports collaborative opportunities amongst members in this community. You should add your Wikipedia user name to the bottom of this page, so that fellow contributors can see who has joined the initiative.
Editing Resources[edit]
- Article on the Dos and Don'ts of Wikipedia Editing in the Undergraduate Psychology Classroom
- Article on Achieving 'Good Article' Status on Wikipedia
- WikiEdu editor training
- General editor introduction
APS Initiative Members[edit]
- Brooks patty (contribs)
- Cshanesimpson (contribs)
- Amy Posey (contribs)
- April Mehta (contribs)
- Stephanie Henry (contribs)
- BrianMSweis (contribs)
- Emily Matiak (contribs)
- Haley love (talk) (contribs)
- Kyle Chambers (contribs)
- Maddie Baltz: contributions to Paul Broca (contribs)
- Mitch Harden (talk) (contribs)
- Ostracon (talk) (contribs)
- razorbelle (talk) (contribs)
- Robertekraut (contribs)
- Rosta Farzan (contribs)
- Vishaka (talk) (contribs): contributions to Reward dependence
- Michael J. Tagler (contribs)
- Jesse R. James (contribs)
- Gerald J. Haeffel (contribs)
- Mary Beth McGavran (contribs)
- Sumitava Mukherjee (contribs)
- Scott P. King (contribs)
- Jim Russell (contribs)
- Ruby Nadler (contribs)
- Hsokolow (contribs)
- Paula Marentette (contribs)
- Desiree Zamora (contribs)
- Taylor Newton (contribs)
- Mario Weick (contribs)
- Kimberly A. Barchard (talk) (contribs)
- June J. Pilcher (contribs)
- AnthonyW90 (contribs)
- Gwendolyn Seidman (contribs)
- Adam Blake (contribs)
- Leo Romero (contribs)
- William Ashton (contribs)
- Mian-Li Ong (contribs)
- Eric Youngstrom (talk) (contribs)
- RJGarnett (contribs)
Fellowships[edit]
In 2019, APS invited applicants for a Wikipedia Fellowship position in partnership with WikiEdu.
Student courses[edit]
In 2011, student editing of Wikipedia was introduced into several university courses related to the APS initiative.
APS courses from 2015 onwards organised via WikiEdu platform.
Earlier courses from 2011-2013 are summarised in the table below.
| Course | Pod Members | Start | End | # of Students | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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UCLA: Psych 220A: Graduate ProSem in Social Psychology |
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1 September 2013 | 9 December 2013 | 21 |
| Albright College: Senior Seminar in Psychology: Current Topics in Social Psychology (Fall 2013) |
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Fall 2013 | Fall 2013 | 16 | |
| University of Kent: Attitudes and Social Cognition |
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Spring 2013 | Spring 2013 | TBC | |
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Davidson College: Cognitive Psychology (2013 Q1) (Kristi Multhaup) |
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Spring 2013 | Spring 2013 | 27 |
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Victoria University of Wellington: PSYC435 (Maryanne Garry) |
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March 5, 2012 | June 1, 2012 | 11 |
| Ball State University: Industrial Psychology (Michael J. Tagler) |
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Jan 9, 2012 | May 4, 2012 | 28 | |
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Biola University: Cognitive Psychology Stacy Eltiti |
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Jan 30, 2012 | May 25, 2012 | 27 |
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Carnegie Mellon University: The Social Web (Professor Robert E. Kraut) |
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Jan 16, 2012 | May 10, 2012 | 32 |
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Davidson College: Psychology Senior Capstone (Greta Munger) |
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March, 2012 | May, 2012 | |
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Central College: Psychology of Religion (Taylor Newton) |
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January, 2012 | May, 2012 | 10 |
| Linfield College: Psychology 181 (Introduction to Abnormal Psychology) Group Project |
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Fall 2011 | Fall 2011 | ||
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Davidson College: Cognitive Psychology (Greta Munger) |
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Fall 2011 | Fall 2011 | 28 |
| University of Kent: Attitudes and Social Cognition |
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Spring 2012 | Spring 2012 | 81 | |
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Pepperdine University: Personality (PSYC 321) |
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14 February 2013 | 2 May 2013 | 31 |