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Assignment 1 Feedback[edit]

Nice job! Everything looks good now. J.R. Council (talk) 17:51, 26 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Here is the stub article we agreed on in class! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink_blot_test Isabellagoehring (talk) 19:41, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Choosing an article[edit]

Hello fellow group members, as we had discussed in class, we all still think that an important topic that was lacking information was Ink Blots. Do we still want to choose this as our topic? (The link will be attached below) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink_blot_test Thanks,

Psych480 (talk) 23:51, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I realized we need a second article as a backup, so I did some searching around and I thought that this article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trauma_risk_management) on trauma risk management was interesting. Please let me know what you all think, Thanks again Psych480 (talk) 23:56, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think both articles suggested are good. I think focusing on an article that has little to no information, or no good solid information about a process or technique is the idea we all seem to have focused on. I think it would be good to update the article with the history of what it is, where we're currently standing on the topic and where we're going. For example, the inkblot test was created in 1921 but there are still psychologists who might be using it today. It would be interesting to update that article with what we know and the possible struggles that have occurred with that test. I like the trauma risk management article because it addresses a mental health component and mental health is relatively new to psychology. Awareness about mental health is also important. Another article (I know I'm sorry I know we only need two) I found was on the duds page and it was the mood and feelings test. (link below) I think this one would be interesting as well because as mental health is becoming less stigmatized and more popular to seek treatment for, it would be good to have solid information on the techniques that go into assessing mental health and the tools we use. Let me know what you guys think! Here is the link to the mood and feelings test:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mood_and_Feelings_Questionnaire Alenaj8 (talk) 17:58, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dom's is an interesting article but it definitely needs some work. The only question I have is will there be enough resources to use to make a significant difference? I'm not too familiar with PTSD research but if we can find some reliable sources this would be a good article to work on. A pro about the mood and feelings test is that it is very relevant at this time as Alena mentioned. Since mental health has been focused on more lately I'm sure we would be able to find lots of sources and data to work with. Isabellagoehring (talk) 18:21, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Isabella here. I also don't know much about PTSD or any sub categories of it but if there's enough resources it's definitely an option. I chose the mood and feelings one knowing there would be a lot of information about it. However the PTSD one is super interesting. Alenaj8 (talk) 04:39, 7 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the rest of the team both articles could use some work. The ink blot article could have more on the types of test and facilitation is used. I think there will be more references and place to site on ink blots. I'm excited to read stories of different perspectives of ink blots.

Personally I'd like to learn more about PTSD and the subcategories. I would be able to relate to Alena and Isabella mental health is prevalent but on top of that it has become more and more interesting to learn about it. on a personally level I have seen people affected by PTSD. I would like to see how the mood and feelings test takes play in this day and age. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Waveyfredo (talk • contribs) 13:06, 7 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I am impartial to whichever article we end up choosing as long as it has good information whether it is the ink blot, ptsd, or mental health one. Lets talk quickly in class today and make a final decision! Then we can get to work and get it done sooner. Psych480 (talk) 16:20, 7 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

After discussion last night and in class, we have decided to go with the article on mental health. Psych480 (talk) 16:58, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

talk about article[edit]

I agree with the rest of the team both articles could use some work. The ink blot article could have more on the types of test and facilitation is used. I think there will be more references and place to site on ink blots. I'm excited to read stories of different perspectives of ink blots.

Personally I'd like to learn more about PTSD and the subcategories. I would be able to relate to Alena and Isabella mental health is prevalent but on top of that it has become more and more interesting to learn about it. on a personally level I have seen people affected by PTSD. I would like to see how the mood and feelings test takes play in this day and age. Waveyfredo (talk) 13:08, 7 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Council's comments on your choice of article, "Mental health."[edit]

Hi Group 1,

Quite honestly, "Mental health" is a bad choice. The article is already quite long. It's hard to see how you could make much of a difference. Ink blots would be an interesting one to tackle, but I'd need to talk to you about that. I have not looked at PTSD, but I'm sure that's another one that already has quite a bit written. It's also a controversial topic, so you might end up stepping on another editor's toes. J.R. Council (talk) 07:05, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

After looking over the discussion again, I think you've chosen ink blots as your #1 article to work on. #2 still seems up in the air, but that's not so important because no other group seems to have picked ink blots.J.R. Council (talk) 16:29, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think that ink blots would be a feasible topic to work on? Thanks Psych480 (talk) 16:32, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Group 1. You have ink blots as your first choice. You will get a re-direct to the Hermann Rorschach article if you search for Ink blots. There is a stub article titled "Ink blot test" that you should develop instead.J.R. Council (talk) 21:57, 14 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Assignment 4[edit]

List one problem or issue with the article:
the main problem I have found with the article is that it only mentions the Rorschach test as the begining but ambiguous stimuli tests had been used before that could be touched upon for further historical analysis.

Cite two references that do not already appear in the article's reference list that contain information relevant to this article. These must be legitimate publications - published books or journal articles. Web pages (including other Wikipedia articles) do not count. (Use this as an opportunity to practice citations and generate a reference list!)

Dörken, H. (1950). The Ink Blot Test as a brief projective technique: a preliminary report. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 20(4), 828-833.
Leichtman, M. (2009). Concepts of development and the Rorschach: The contributions of Paul Lerner and John Exner in historical context. Journal of personality assessment, 91(1), 24-29.
Payne, B. K., Cheng, C. M., Govorun, O., & Stewart, B. D. (2005). An inkblot for attitudes: affect misattribution as implicit measurement. Journal of personality and social psychology, 89(3), 277.

List two questions or comments for me regarding the article:
1. Are there any journals that are specifically about these ambiguous stimuli tests?
2. Do you know of any tests that we did not list that may be beneficial to our research? Psych480 (talk) 04:08, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Waveyfredo (talk) 05:35, 22 February 2018 (UTC)Waveyfredo Assignment # 4 Fred - you were supposed to do this in the sandbox! Please move this text to Dom's sandbox.J.R. Council (talk) 22:29, 5 March 2018 (UTC) List one problem or issue with the article:[reply]

The main problem I found with article is there is historical context of how it began. But I would like to discuss how it is still used now in the 20th century. Also another problem is what type of people does the ink blot serve It doesn’t tell us why the ink blot is important or the historical importance the ink blot was for psychology Cite two references that do not already appear in the article's reference list that contain information relevant to this article. These must be legitimate publications - published books or journal articles. Web pages (including other Wikipedia articles) do not count. (Use this as an opportunity to practice citations and generate a reference list!)

Weiner, I. R. (2001). Advancing the science of psychological assessment: The Rorschach Inkblot Method as exemplar. Psychological Assessment, 13(4), 423–432.

Smith, S. R., Chang, J., Kochinski, S., Patz, S., & Nowinski, L. A. (2010). Initial validity of the logical rorschach in the assessment of trauma. Journal Of Personality Assessment, 92(3), 222-231. doi:10.1080/00223891003670174

List two questions or comments for me regarding the article:

1. Are there any predecessor to the ink blot test? Would that be unnecessary to include ? I've heard of "cloud pictures" used as a projective test. Also, Rorschach had a game that used inkblots (kind of like Pictionary) that he brought to the psych ward where he worked.J.R. Council (talk) 22:29, 5 March 2018 (UTC) 2. The Inkblot article that you told us not to do , has over 15 errors Involved , why couldn’t we use that one ? Not sure what you mean here. Please refresh my memory.J.R. Council (talk) 22:29, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]