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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-09 Spring 2017

My Research Topic is: How does music affect the human brain

Key words related to my Research Topic are: musicology, brain, emotions

Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about Trance) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley). Answer the following questions:

+I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: Music Psychology

+1. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? No

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here. [hide]This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article possibly contains original research. (October 2015) Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. (October 2015)'''

+Write an brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter? It is important because it shows whether the source is reliable or you need to do your research elsewhere with a more reliable source.

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.

+2. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article? Yes

+3. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and footnotes at the end?” Yes

+4. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic? Yes

+5. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay? It describes the research being done and what they have learned during the process.

+6. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc. Yes

7. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating: I find this article to be very well written and formatted.

+a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English? Yes

+b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”? No

+c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts? No

+d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic? No

+e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic? No they are fairly evenly distributed.

+f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes? No

+g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors? No

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Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+Currency: April 6th, 2017

~Authority: It was written by organizations studying the topic not by one individual.

+Relevance: It describes how music has been used throughout the centuries and how it has had a positive impact on the individuals.

+Depth: This article is very well written and the reader can see that they put much research into what they are talking about.

~Information Format: The format is going from past to present. it shows how music was used back in the day and how research has proven the positive impact in modern times.

+Object: I believe it is an informative article in which people can read and understand how music affects their everyday lives.