User talk:Brandonri27

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 23:36, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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I am interested in Karl Pearson from our chapter. He is the one who invented Pearson's r. I have to do some more research to see if there is enough good information that we can write about him. Sir Francis Galton who is the main psychologist in chapter 7 would be another interesting person to write about. I was trying to think of other topics besides people. Do you guys have any ideas?Brandonri27 (talk) 21:43, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm interested in Eleanor J Gibson. She was an American psychologist who studied perception in infants and toddlers. She is known for the "visual cliff" and it looks like there's a lot of articles on her. I also think that Sir Francis Galton would be a good person to write about. I looked in to doing topics about theories and other things but nothing has caught my eye. Jenna.leeseberg (talk) 01:02, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Eleanor J Gibson sounds like an interesting choice. It would be nice to learn more about female psychologists since we often don't hear about them. Is there a wikipedia page about her already?Brandonri27 (talk) 01:38, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there is. It has little information and could use some work! Jenna.leeseberg (talk) 03:16, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think Eleanor would be a great first choice. Her wiki is really simple and could be improved a lot. The topic is interesting so she is my first vote. Justin.a.arp (talk) 03:22, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What do you guys think about doing Eleanor as our first choice and Sir Francis Galton as our second choice? Does anyone else have any suggestions? Jenna.leeseberg (talk) 03:27, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think Galton would be difficult, his page looked pretty complete and would be quite difficult to add to. A topic that I saw in the list was the "Reproducibility project". The page is basically empty and could use a huge improvement. It is how psychologists tried to do 100 studies and the were only about 1/3 effective in reproducing the initial findings. I think that this would be a decent second choice. Justin.a.arp (talk) 03:39, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds like a good one! Jenna.leeseberg (talk) 03:55, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I would agree. Eleanor as our first choice and then the reproducibility project as our second one. Brandonri27 (talk) 20:43, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Council's comments on your article choices

Eleanor Gibson is a very good choice. Her article has a lot of potential for development. She had a long and distinguished career, with much recognition. When people get awards, it's often written up in journals or newsletters. Also, since she passed away in 2002, there will be obituaries, another very good source of information.

I think the reproducibility project is also a great topic, but I believe it will be easier to find information on Gibson. J.R. Council (talk) 17:29, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]