User talk:Alexandra.Hornbach.1

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Hello! I am a senior at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND. I am currently studying Zoology and Psychology for Pre-Med, with aspirations to become a practicing Psychiatrist one day. I enjoy being active on and off campus by staying busy with 2 part time jobs, volunteering commitments, being a research assistant, Sorority life, and major-related clubs on campus. I am currently enrolled in Psychology 480: History & Systems as a capstone for my Psychology major. I am excited for all that I will learn in this course and this editing project through Wikipedia.

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 * Test Samantha.yineman (talk) 00:53, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello Group! Let's begin the discussion on what type of topic we would like to select. Alexandra.Hornbach.1 (talk) 00:54, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I looked at our book and our chapter is on Darwinism, what do you guys think about doing that topic? 2001:4930:208:0:F108:5442:8AC7:AF77 (talk) 00:57, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Or we could look at the options he has posted on BB? HazelPatel23 (talk) 01:00, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah I think we should look into the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. I am enrolled in the class now and it is a very interesting topic and we could easily find resources. Samantha.yineman (talk) 01:03, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * bold text Yes lets check out blackboard, also Hazel and I were in Experimental Social Psychology as well. Alexandra.Hornbach.1 (talk) 01:06, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * It would be very interesting to do the self regulation theory, we could broaden the information given. HazelPatel23 (talk) 01:12, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I checked out the Wiki page for that and there is very little information. The page says it needs attention from an expert in medicine. Since Alex is pre-med, I am pre-dental, and you, Hazel, are going into clinical psychology I think this topic would be interesting to research and a good topic for all of us. Samantha.yineman (talk) 01:15, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I like that idea, we could make that our first choice. We could make our second choice then the Experimental Social Psychology- it has very little information regarding history, membership, and activities. I feel like either choice has great opportunities for improvement! Alexandra.Hornbach.1 (talk) 01:17, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * For the self regulation theory it looks as there is less than a page of information, it would be easy to gather information. However, since there is not much to go off of we would have to do more research to make sure we gather the correct information. HazelPatel23 (talk) 01:19, 16 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Psychology Today has an article regarding Self Regulation Theory: would that qualify as a credible source: check it out! https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/anger-in-the-age-entitlement/201110/self-regulation Alexandra.Hornbach.1 (talk) 01:20, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, I looked at it! It looks like a reliable source. HazelPatel23 (talk) 01:21, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * For the experimental social psych there is little to no information. And in my opinion it looks boring. What are your guys thoughts. HazelPatel23 (talk) 01:23, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Society of Experimental Social Psychology - they have an actual website with detailed information on membership, membership services, member listing, awards, and publications. Doesn't seem too bad! If we get that choice, I wouldn't mind- seems pretty straight foreword. We could really provide a very decent article with all of the information they provide on their official website in a nicely laid out Wiki format. Alexandra.Hornbach.1 (talk) 01:25, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I noticed on the self-regulation theory wiki page that it claims there are four components to self-regulation, but only lists three: standards, motivation, and monitoring. This is definitely something we will need to elaborate on! Samantha.yineman (talk) 01:26, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * http://www.sesp.org/confer.htm Anyone want to go a SESP conference ha? Just kidding, if we get this topic, it would be cool to contact a member since this is a very prestigious and elite group of individuals! Alexandra.Hornbach.1 (talk) 01:29, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, Sammie I agree we could expand on the information. However, we would have to make sure the information is accurate. HazelPatel23 (talk) 01:34, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah good idea Alex! Looks like either one would be a good choice. We could find a lot of useful information on either topic. And I agree Hazel. Samantha.yineman (talk) 01:35, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * We could use our textbook to find information on Self Regulation Theory, but for the Society of Experimental Social Psychology - we will have to utilize other resources. So Dr. Council, our first topic of choice would be Self Regulation Theory and second topic of choice would be Society of Experimental Social Psychology. Thank you! Alexandra.Hornbach.1 (talk) 01:37, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

Good choices!
I think either the self regulation or SESP articles offer plenty of room for expansion and improvement, but I would lean toward self regulation theory. I'm sure more people would be looking up this topic on Wikipedia. It is a significant theory with plenty of applications. I think the article as it stands misrepresents the theory. Unless I'm mistaken, the theory comes from social-cognitive psychology, and has certainly had many applications in health psychology. I might check with one of the health psychologists in the department, like Dr. Hilmert or Dr. Dvorak, to see if I'm right about this. Changing the emphasis of the article might lead to some push-back from an editor who disagrees with you. However, being on firm ground with your references, and having Ian from Wiki Ed on your side, would deal with this. J.R. Council (talk) 20:31, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm going to assign you to self-regulation theory. I gave SESP to another group, who listed that as their first choice. J.R. Council (talk) 03:12, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Feedback on Assignment 4
For all of you: It's important for this project to read the instructions for assignments carefully and then follow the instructions. I could not find this assignment because the instructions specified that you do this in Alex's sandbox, not her user talk page. After this, please work in the sandbox. Besides that, you've made a good start! Thanks for the positive comments on breaking things down into easy steps.
 * For Alex: First, please don't delete whole sections of any article. That is bad Wikipedia etiquette and someone may get angry with you and start deleting your stuff. Do "surgical" edits to the existing article. Now for your question on reference citations -- See WP:CQR and the brochure Editing Wikipedia that I handed out in class for instructions. If you are editing in the sandbox using the visual editor, there is a drop down textbox that makes citations easy.
 * For Hazel: A good way to begin writing the article is to formulate a good lead paragraph. Here is a link to instructions: WP:lead. Also see the Editing Wikipedia brochure. It has lots of good advice for developing articles.
 * For Sammie: I agree that the article is too narrow. However, see my comment to Alex. Don't just wipe it out. Work around what's already there. Writing a good lead would be a great way to put this in a broader context. Regarding templates, the brochures on editing in general and editing psychology articles that you got in class provide good templates. You can also look at other articles on psychological theories.

J.R. Council (talk) 02:03, 7 October 2015 (UTC)