Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Psychology

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Psychology articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	Other	???	Total
FA		3	4	11				18
FL			1	1				2
GA	6	14	27	69			10	126
B	30	182	302	303			90	907
C	27	326	1,081	1,898	1		435	3,768
Start	6	169	855	3,250		1	2,264	6,545
Stub		5	123	1,362	1		1,866	3,357
List	7	11	47	98	1		10	174
Category					2,932			2,932
Disambig				3	26			29
File					36			36
Portal					100			100
Project					23			23
Template		1			225			226
NA		7	44	147	714			912
Other					164			164
Assessed	76	718	2,484	7,142	4,223	1	4,675	19,319
Unassessed			1	12			398	411
Total	76	718	2,485	7,154	4,223	1	5,073	19,730
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 70,912			Ω = 4.82

2012

Major revert to Procedural memory article?

I think the subject article might be improved by a revert to a much earlier version but someone with more expertise needs to review it first. Please see Talk:Procedural memory.

I also proposed a merge from Automaticity. Sparkie82 (t•c) 17:06, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Howdy...

Hi guys.

So, following a crazy idea at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Disability#Crazy_idea, to set a goal of getting our top ten most popular pages up to GA+ standard, bipolar disorder is being looked into with a view to put it forward for GA (thread here) - does anyone have any thoughts on this? For or against? It would be great to get some of you guys involved either at the prep or review stages... I'm aware it's also one of this wikiproject's most popular articles... Fayedizard (talk) 08:22, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Edits to Peacebuilding

I'm planning on editing the Peacebuilding article as part of a Poverty, Justice and Human Capabilities course at Rice University. The article had been placed in this WikiProject before I started editing it, but I'm not sure why because it seems like the psychological issues caused by war would be more effectively addressed on the Conflict resolution page or another page. I will mention them in edits but do not intend to do so in depth. Feel free to look at the Peacebuilding discussion page for details on my edits.

Does anyone have any objections to my argument? If you do and have suggestions for me I'd be happy to incorporate them into my final article. If not, I will remove the page from this WikiProject. I greatly appreciate any feedback. Thanks! Nadhika99 (talk) 05:57, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Pandemonium Architecture

This template should be substituted on the article talk page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemonium_architecture

I am revising (significantly expanding) the current article on pandemonium architecture, if anyone wants to help or review my work please let me know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimmierock (talk • contribs) 20:15, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Assessment requested for new articles

I would like to request quality and importance ratings for three recent articles that have yet to be assessed: typical intellectual engagement, subjective well-being, and general knowledge. Thanks for any interest! --Smcg8374 (talk) 10:37, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Extra eyes needed at Epigenetics and Behaviour

I randomly stumbled upon this article. I have no idea what this article is really about, but it raises several red flags of WP:OR/WP:SYNTH. I got zero expertise on this, so I can't say if it's a load of baloney that should be sent to deletion, or if it's salvageable with some work, but I know that it needs some attention from people that know something about something. I'm cross-posting this notice at WP:MED and WP:PSYCH to, so as many eyes as possible will look at this. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 21:52, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

It's a class project article. The writing is somewhat essayish, but I wouldn't call it OR. Epigenetics is a very hot topic at the moment, and the work covered in the article is all pretty recent but it all looks reasonable to me, at least on a quick survey. We certainly have a whole bunch of articles that are a whole lot worse. Looie496 (talk) 23:01, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Merge comment needed: Effort justification

Should Effort justification merge with Cognitive dissonance? Please comment at Talk:Effort justification D O N D E groovily Talk to me 01:50, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

I would like to add new material to the article, Psychophysics. I am new at this but excited to be working on this as a class project for my History of Psychology course. I will begin by adding a few links to external academic-supported sites that allow opportunities to try the Method of Limits, for example. I welcome any comments and suggestions. WebFlower1 (talk) 03:55, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Agreeableness and Lexical Hypothesis - Help and Ratings

I've started reworking/writing the Agreeableness article and would really appreciate some help and/or ratings along the way. In the process of writing that, I realized that there's no home for the Lexical Hypothesis. I hope to create that article tomorrow, but I won't have the time to make it anything substantial...any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Matthew.murdoch (talk) 04:23, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Peer review for my article please.

This template should be substituted on the article talk page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemonium_architecture — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimmierock (talk • contribs) 13:32, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Jimmierock (talk) 13:56, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

I am doing this project for a history of Psychology class and will be editing this project. I would like to add new material to the article, Word Superiority Effect. I hope to add to this article for clarity and to better develop the article. LAElling (talk) 16:37, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

I am editing this article for my history class and hope to improve the information as well as make the article easier to read. Any comments or suggestions are welcome. Breaugha1 (talk) 16:42, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

I'm looking to edit the article Addictive Personality for my History of Psychology course. I'm planning to edit the description, correct errors, and remove bias. I hope to improve the overall well being of the article (Hieraths1 (talk) 16:48, 21 March 2012 (UTC))

I will welcome all constructive edits, please do leave comments on what you did and such so I can keep track. I am grateful for all of your help :)

Jimmierock (talk) 18:52, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Assessment on an expanded article?

Would someone be kind enough to look at Internet relationship and see if it merits more than a "Start" rating now? A bunch of student have been working on it. Thanks, Invertzoo (talk) 18:25, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Social isolation article

It needs top-priority help because prior to the latest edits (mine), it was full of dubious and unprofessional language, meaning that basically half the article had to be cut out with only the already-verified scientific bits and pieces allowed to remain. As you'll see, I also attempted to add language that would give an appropriately objective or near-objective sense of where an article like social isolation might want to be heading towards. But the article still very much needs help, especially since this kind of thing seems to be affecting more and more humans in the current era regardless of what you believe the causes to be. I've taken the liberty of adding it to the To-Do list as a Priority Article, but I don't know if anyone just browsing the Project is going to see it there, and frankly you may all decide that I don't have the authority to put it there. Kikodawgzzz (talk) 20:08, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Erikson's stages of psychosocial development

My name is Briana and I'm an undergraduate student. I'll be editing Erikson's stages of psychosocial development for a class project. Any and all suggestions are welcomed. Maryannb1001 (talk) 22:44, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Ontogeny and Phylogeny

Hi Everyone, I am some one who likes to read and then do something with what he has learned. In this case adding to Ontogeny and Phylogeny (now known only as phylogenetics) after reading Freud's Wolfman. At this moment both articles are purely biological/genetical in nature. However, the terms apply to both physical and mental properties. IMHO both should have one article on the general outline of the terms, with links to the more specialistic fields. However, one more experienced editor reversed my additions. I am now wondering how other people feel about this issue. So, my question to all of you is how to proceed to be of most service to all eager seekers? IMHO a disambiguation page would benefit people less than one general introduction page.

Your opinions, please.

--Fan Singh Long (talk) 15:26, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

I am going to stop following this page After some deliberation with 2 more experienced editors a solution has been found.

--Fan Singh Long (talk) 09:39, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Please review Memory for the future. Does this topic actually exist?

Please review Memory for the future. Does this topic actually exist?

The cites in the article don't seem to verify that it does.

A quick Google search isn't turning up much verification.

-- 186.221.136.197 (talk) 21:52, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure there is literature that uses that specific term, but there is support in the literature for the concept that the ability to visualize the future depends on memory systems. There might be some level of original synthesis here, but it is by no means the worst I have seen -- not nearly as bad as Argument from poor design. Looie496 (talk) 23:41, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Two sections missing

The treatment section and future of child psychopathology section appear in the edit version of this article, but they do not appear on the published online version. Please check to see what happened to these "ghost" sections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cabrerajoshua89 (talk • contribs) 19:00, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

The citations and other wiki markup are screwing up the article. I started to correct this but had edit conflicts so I'll leave it for now. It will need going over by an experienced editor.
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► 19:36, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Update: I've got the two sections visible. The refs still need work though.
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► 20:01, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Semmelweis reflex

Could somebody take care of Semmelweis reflex? Currently, the article does not even have any valid citations, as the citation given for the definition seems to be irrelevant. I have considered to propose the article for deletion without further ado on WP:NEOLOGISM, but there are a number of hits on Google Books which suggest that the term is in serious academic use, even if perhaps not really an established term in psychology. While I have encountered the suggestion that the term was coined by Robert Anton Wilson, it appears that Timothy Leary was the writer to introduce it. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 21:13, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Peer View for Wonderlic Test

Hello All! I am currently in need of peer reviewers for the article on the Wonderlic Test. Any and all help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance for your time. Mdwilliams2 (talk) 21:59, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Peer Review for Proxemics

Hi Everyone, I am currently editing the page on proxemics for a Communications graduate course and I could use some help. If anyone wouldn't mind reviewing the article I'd greatly appreciate it. User:ebrock818 9:43 April 2, 2012

Input requested at talk:paraphilic infantilism

Please see Talk:Paraphilic_infantilism#Input_regarding_use_of_sources. Cross-posted at WP:SEX. WLU (t) (c) Wikipedia's rules:^simple/_complex 20:08, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Actually, the prior discussion is at Talk:Paraphilic_infantilism#Fruend_and_Blanchard.27s_Paedophilia_article_doesn.27t_belong_here. BitterGrey (talk) 20:12, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Other prior discussions (FTN, FTN2, FTN 3, RSN 1, and RSN 2). WLU (t) (c) Wikipedia's rules:^simple/_complex 22:31, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Actually, that one prior discussion (two weeks ago) related simply to one source, Fruend and Blanchard's "Erotic target location errors in male gender dysphorics, paedophiles, and fetishists." which is about, according to the very first line "A clinical series of male paedophiles..." It doesn't use the already-established term "infantilism" or any established synonym, and so can't be cited in the paraphilic infantilism article without WP:SYNTH or WP:OR. The other links either followed this discussion, or are from last year. It would be best if we could avoid linkspam and obfuscation. BitterGrey (talk) 13:15, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Good Article Review - Canada Education Program

We are working on the Joint attention article as part of the Canada Wikipedia Education Program and submitted for Good Article status on March 20, 2012. How can we encourage review of our article? The end of the semester is quickly approaching and any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Amae2 & NadRose & LianneAnna (talk) 02:00, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

 Done--Canoe1967 (talk) 17:01, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Maladaptive daydreaming concerns

I spotted that Maladaptive daydreaming was recently added to the List of mental disorders. Since the Maladaptive daydreaming article does not provide support for the existence of the proposed entity as a recognized disorder, I am removing it from the list. I also have concerns about ambiguous wording in the article, which I have summarized on the the Talk page. Regards, —MistyMorn (talk) 12:31, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:HighBeam

Wikipedia:HighBeam describes a limited opportunity for Wikipedia editors to have access to HighBeam Research.
—Wavelength (talk) 18:53, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Peer Review for Work motivation

I am making a page for work motivation for this class and I would like this to be reviewed so I can see what I need to work on. Jastha08 (talk) 22:11, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Adult grooming

The article Adult grooming has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No references supplied, appears to be original research. If and when references to reliable sources are found, it can always be recreated.

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You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Maratrean (talk) 23:00, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Child depression

maybe needs redefining - see Talk:Child depression Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:45, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Hypergraphia vs graphomania

See Talk:Hypergraphia#Merge from graphomania suggestion. Also, they ar probably to be tagged with more narrow wikiprojects. I am just a "drive-by editor" for this subject. Staszek Lem (talk) 16:59, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Harvey A. Carr

I have just had a look at the article on Harvey A. Carr. When you go to its talk page, you will see it is watched by two wikiprojects - Wikipedia: Wikiproject Chicago and Wikipedia: Wikiproject Biography. However, since Harvey A. Carr was a psychologist, shouldn't this wikiproject also be looking at this article? ACEOREVIVED (talk) 21:25, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Can I just repeat that I really think that Wikipedia: WikiProject Psychology ought to be the dominant wikiproject looking at Harvey A. Carr? ACEOREVIVED (talk) 20:36, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for raising this. It's totally okay to add the template to the talk page yourself- you don't have to ask permission here. I've added it. MartinPoulter (talk) 13:11, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia articles drawn up by private companies

The article on MADD appears to have been written by a private company or institution. Among other things, it includes two phone numbers in Canada where readers (who may themselves be sufferers) can call 'our psychologists'. I just wonder if this is in accordance with Wikipedia policy. I have never seen a Wiki article quite like it - it starts like a standard encyclopedic entry, but gradually sounds more and more like the kind of leaflet you might find in a doctor's practice, even addressing the reader directly in the second person.188.203.49.105 (talk) 13:06, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

The abbreviation MADD can refer to many things, but in this case it appears to refer to Mixed anxiety-depressive disorder. -- Presearch (talk) 14:41, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your suggestion. When you believe an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the edit this page link at the top.
The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes—they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). WhatamIdoing (talk) 00:51, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

The Master and His Emissary: Expert attention needed

Hi, can someone please have a look at The Master and His Emissary and give it your expert attention? We really need someone who has this 600+ page book to write an appropriate synopsis. If you click on the banner at the top of the page, it will take you to the talk page discussion section.

It may be useful to check a revision prior to the mass removal of material, to see what—if anything—is important and might be worth resurrecting?

Many thanks in advance. Regards, Esowteric+Talk 10:52, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Cognitivism (learning theory)

Hello everyone. I just noticed that there is a new article Cognitivism (learning theory) to complement the existing Cognitivism (psychology). Are these two legitimately separate topics, or should there be a merger on the cards? Let me know what you think. — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 15:11, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy

Subject article needs some TLC, it's a mess. LeadSongDog come howl! 20:12, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Jack A. Apsche

Article appears somewhat autobiographical. This is not in my field -- can anyone take a look at this and see if it meets WP:ACADEMIC? If it does, could use some attention. Thanks, a13ean (talk) 21:09, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Pedophilia template

There is a discussion at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2012 May 18#Template:Pedophilia about whether or not this new template should be kept, and, if kept, what/if any changes should be made to it. More opinions on the matter would be appreciated. Please read the arguments for keep and delete before weighing in, should you decide to comment in the discussion. Flyer22 (talk) 15:08, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

It was relisted here. WhatamIdoing (talk) 00:59, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Mind

It would be great with some extra attention to a discussion at Talk:Mind where another editor and I are attempting to work towards a better definition of "mind". ·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 01:42, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of Adult grooming for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Adult grooming is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adult grooming until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article.. Maratrean (talk) 10:59, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

The Gender identity and Sexual identity articles

These articles are a mess, and the way that "sexual identity" is being used is WP:OR (somewhat anyway). Basically, help is needed to sort this out. See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject LGBT studies#Sexual identity for the current discussion. Flyer22 (talk) 02:28, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Renaming Individual differences psychology to Differential psychology

See discussion here.--Victor Chmara (talk) 11:06, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Artificial intelligence††

Greetings discussion group, WP:Psychology, Intelligence, 2nd paragraph in lead Artificial Intelligence", with its hyperlink redirecting off site, (in the lead!), perhaps feature article status alludes?, Is this article *Intelligence]] categorized with psychology, I would edit the hyperlink out leaving a bold "artificial intelligence" Now all of that to say, I would like to improve this article under whatever Wiki Projects are interested however, I notice this is a c class article. I assume the "c" means classroom. May I take this article into my classroom to present it as a feature article, and let's say the classroom improves the article to feature page in two weeks Seeking to develope the Wiki Project Schoolhouse, I humbly offer my school assignment before you. Orschstaffer (talk) 18:40, 6 June 2012 (UTC)O=MC⁴

O=MC⁴

Peer review for Imagination inflation and Stephen Lindsay

Hi everyone, I have created two new stubs as part of the APS-Wikipedia Initiative and am continuing to extend and edit them; any feedback would be much appreciated. Thank you!