User talk:Abigerte

Please leave a message after the beep! *BEEP* Abigerte (talk) 16:56, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

03/05/2012 References:

Amir, T. (1984). The Asch conformity effect: a study in Kuwait. Social Behavior and Personality, 12 (4), 187-190. Retrieved March 4, 2012, from the EBSCOhost database.

Rock, I. (1990). The Legacy of Solomon Asch: Essays in Cognition and Social Psychology. Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center (1958). An experimental investigation of group influence. Symposium on Preventive and Social Psychiatry, Part 3 (pp. 17-25). Washington, D.C.: National Research Council (U.S.).

03/09/2012 Wikipedia Project

References:

Hanayama, A., & Mori, K. (2011). Conformity of six-year-old children in the Asch experiment without using confederates. psychology, 2(7), 661-664. doi:10.4236/psych.2011.27100.

Stowell, J. R., Oldham, T., & Bennett, D. (2010). Technology and teaching: Using student response systems ("clickers") to combat conformity and shyness. Teaching of Psychology, 37, 135-140. doi: 10.1080/00986281003626631.

Hope to Accomplish:

According to the APS Wikipedia Initiative page, the article on Asch’s conformity experiment “lacks content, references, structure, and links to relevant materials.” The article is broken up into three main headings: an introduction to the experiment, what the experiment consisted of, and the results of the experiment. The article itself does a very good job of explaining Asch’s experiment in basic terms. Many of the existing references are Asch’s original reports and findings, which is wonderful, but they are not used or scattered throughout the article. The article does not go into any detail as to how Asch’s experiments with conformity have been applied since, or why Asch developed the experiment in the first place.

What I want to do with the article is this:

•	Using the resources I have found and with those already present, I hope to provide more references within the actual article to help verify the statements made by the original author.

•	I am also hoping to maybe provide a bit of background on what inspired Asch to perform the experiment (if I can find a reference for it, I’m pretty sure it had something to do with Nazi Germany), or what it has been applied to.

I am not sure if that is taking on too much or not enough, but if I can focus mainly on the references, maybe polishing the already-written article where it is needed, and perhaps the origins of the experiment, I feel that would add to the reliability of the article.

I just reverted it back! Sorry someone completely undid my changes! It's back to what I had before Kayeedee (talk) 00:54, 31 March 2012 (UTC)kayeedee

Hi Abby! I think you did a great job editing the article! The contribution you added maintains a neutral point of view and consists of verifiable statements. Your sources are reputable, but I would double check that the sources that were previously added are reputable sources as well. All your sources, however, follow the same APA style, which is great. Make sure to proof read for clarity of your writing as well as the writing of previous editor’s. I think the page is categorized appropriately and has a clear flow of information. You should make sure the experiment explained is up to date and factual. Perhaps there are newer experiments or examples you found in your own research that could add to how this is applied today. Make sure to look at proper reference format. I know that many users of Wikipedia want to be able to attain information not only quickly and efficiently, but in a way that is conductive to understanding. By adding an example or experiment that has been furthered with Asch’s experiments influence could be a great aid to users. With that being said, maybe even a picture that illustrates this could be useful. LAElling (talk) 22:51, 26 April 2012 (UTC)