User:VictoriaNorth91/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1
Article title


 * The Effects of Stress on Memory
 * Article Evaluation
 * While the article is very informative, it is unorganized and too technical for the average reader to follow. The article needs a lot of background information added and information currently present needs broken down further so readers can understand what is being discussed. The talk page is relatively active, though does show a low interaction rate with the article and citations are relatively up-to-date and all links do work properly.
 * While the article is very informative, it is unorganized and too technical for the average reader to follow. The article needs a lot of background information added and information currently present needs broken down further so readers can understand what is being discussed. The talk page is relatively active, though does show a low interaction rate with the article and citations are relatively up-to-date and all links do work properly.


 * Sources
 * Thomas, A. K., & Karanian, J. M. (2019). Acute stress, memory, and the brain. Brain and Cognition, 133, 1–4. https://doi-org.ezproxy.uvu.edu/10.1016/j.bandc.2019.04.004
 * Ricker, A. A., Corley, R., DeFries, J. C., Wadsworth, S. J., & Reynolds, C. A. (2018). Examining the Influence of Perceived Stress on Developmental Change in Memory and Perceptual Speed for Adopted and Nonadopted Individuals. Developmental Psychology, 54(1), 138–150. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.uvu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ1165312&site=eds-live
 * Smith, A. M., Davis, F. C., & Thomas, A. K. (2018). Criterial learning is not enough: Retrieval practice is necessary for improving post-stress memory accessibility. Behavioral Neuroscience, 132(3), 161–170. https://doi-org.ezproxy.uvu.edu/10.1037/bne0000240
 * Goldfarb, E. V., Tompary, A., Davachi, L., & Phelps, E. A. (2019). Acute stress throughout the memory cycle: Diverging effects on associative and item memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 148(1), 13–29. https://doi-org.ezproxy.uvu.edu/10.1037/xge0000472.supp (Supplemental)

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Emotion and Memory


 * Article Evaluation
 * While it is a well written article, many of it's citations are out of date, most ranging from over 20-30 years old. This article needs heavily updated. Not only that, but the Talk page is relatively empty, showing little interaction with the article itself.


 * Sources

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Episodic Memory


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is largely disorganized and listed as a 'b-class' level article. Though it does have a very active talk page,several errors and falsehoods have already been pointed out, showing that this article is relatively problematic.


 * Sources

Option 4

 * Article title


 * Mood-Dependent Memory

Article Evaluation"Not only does this article seem to have conflicting writing styles, but it has a massively inactive talk page and only one picture that has little to do with the context of the article. References and citations are incredibly lacking, with only seven total citations, all of which are over 10 years old, with the most recent being 2003. There are walls of text with no citation whatsoever, leading one to believe that all listed information is either taken from the author themselves, or plagiarized, both of which are problematic."Sources