User:Lizmtay/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Psychology of music preference

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate because I'm interested in how music preference plays a part in behavior behavior and actions. This topic is important because as we have learned throughout psychology, there are many variables that act as motivators for behavior and moods. My preliminary impression was the feeling of boredom because of the lack of visual representation.

Evaluate the article
The lead section gets straight to the point and is strong. It discusses how music preference is a psychological factor that allows individuals to convey their emotions and self-express themselves. The lead section does include a brief description of the sections located in the article: personality and individual factors. The information provided in the lead section is clear, concise, and does not include any information or discussion that is not needed.

In terms of the content, everything discussed on the Wiki page is relevant. It only discusses the motivation of music and how we choose it based on our personality and/or individual factors such as gender and culture. I do not think any section is missing content or has content that does not belong, I actually enjoy how in depth the Big Five Personality trait section is. The page does not deal with any Wiki equity gaps or have any topics related to historically underrepresented populations. It includes an equal amount of information for any topic discussed in a section.

The tone and balance are neutral and concise. There is no room for assumption or bias on the Wiki page being evaluated. The editors included research articles to back up the information being discussed and evaluated in terms of topics discussing minorities.

All sources included in the article are backed up by a reference located at the bottom of the page. Most of the references are from research articles that discussed music on different individuals (ex: gender, race, culture, etc). The sources are current with the newest one dating back to 2021 and the oldest dating back to 1982. The authors located on the references page are diverse and historically marginalized. After reviewing the references, it looks like there are authors from all over the world such as Germany and the Middle east. All links included in the Wiki article work and have clear and concise information as well.

The article well-written and has no grammatical or spelling errors located in it. Not only is the age clear and concise, but it is well organized by sections. The section titles are in a heading format at the topics located in the sections are bold, making them easy to see and access.

There are no images or visuals in the Wiki article. I believe it makes it unappealing and makes the article lack information. For example, editors could have included images for the different types of music genres discussed such as jazz or folk.

Although the talk page is not filled with many comments, it seems like the conversation and comments being held are related to holding editors accountable. The one comment there is talks about how one articles section could be better written and they give credit to where it is due, making sure the previous editors know their information is clear, concise, and nicely written. The Wiki page is a part of two WikiProjects: psychology and music theory.

Overall, I think the article is nicely written. I believe that the addition of pictures would reel in the interest of the audience but it is not a deal breaker. The strongest part of the article is the constant links and references to research articles used for the page. References to the research articles makes sure that the information being posted is reliable and observable. The article is underdeveloped due to the lack of pictures. If an editor were to include pictures, I think the article may gain more attraction or editors.