User:Paola Rios L/Evaluate an Article

Name of the article: Gender psychology Gender psychology

I choose this article because it has a topic that is relevant in society. It addresses one of the issues of importance and interests in my future profession.

Guiding Questions

1. Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

Most of the article is relevant and eye-catching. There were a few details that distracted me from the important point. But outside of that, all the other points were captivating.

2. Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?

The information that is added in the article, the references tell that it started from 1979 and ended in 2011. There is a lot of information missing that we could still look and add to it.

3. What else could be improved?

The definition of topic of the article need a lot of work. It’s too concise that I really couldn’t understand it. I had to look for it in another page, because it didn’t give me the real definition of it.

4. Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

There are parts of the article that do not make it neutral. That they are directed to a social and cultural perspective of the subject. But I think it is not something that affects, since it is good to know these issues from different points of view. Therefore, it does not affect the main objective of the article.

5. Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

Through the article we were able to find and defer some information not previously explained or presented. But in the east, a lot of overrepresented information could be interpreted according to cognitive perspectives. I don't want to infer that it was bad information, but it was certainly the most overrepresented. The least was about the history of the topic.

6. Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?

Around 27 references were found in the article. In which I was able to verify several and they contributed cognitive information presented in the article and its topics. Most of the references are old, and we can get more updated citations that can support the claims even more.

7. Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?

To be concise, most of the reference are reliable because of the age that were writing from. Also, the references almost all of them are from books and not pages from most of the recent references used on different articles.

8. Do the sources come from a diverse array of authors and publications?

Yes, the sources are from a diverse array of authors and publications. The topics are discussed from different points of view like is presented in the article.

9. How does the way Wikipedia discuss this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

This article differs in the moment in which a specific topic is being presented or discussed. The Professor discussed the different parts and areas. for which it is not unnatural to it, simply that it is focused on a single specific topic and its different points of view.