Wikipedia and Psychology: Coverage of Concepts and Its Use by Undergraduate Students

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Wikipedia and Psychology: Coverage of Concepts and Its Use by Undergraduate Students
Authors
N. J. Schweitzer
Publication date
2008
DOI
10.1080/00986280802004594
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Wikipedia and Psychology: Coverage of Concepts and Its Use by Undergraduate Students - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2008, written by N. J. Schweitzer.

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The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is a frequently referred-to source of information for Internet users. A series of 3 studies examined Wikipedia's coverage of psychology-related concepts, examined how accessible Wikipedia's psychology content is when using Internet search engines, and described how both first-year and senior undergraduates use Wikipedia. The results demonstrated that Wikipedia's coverage of psychological topics was comprehensive and prominently displayed on the major search engines. In addition, a majority of undergraduate students reported referring to Wikipedia for both personal and school-related activities; however, few students reported using Wikipedia as a formal reference in academic work.

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Schweitzer, N. J.. (2008). "[[Wikipedia and Psychology: Coverage of Concepts and Its Use by Undergraduate Students]]". Taylor & Francis Group. DOI: 10.1080/00986280802004594.

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Schweitzer, N. J.. (2008). &quot;<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Wikipedia_and_Psychology:_Coverage_of_Concepts_and_Its_Use_by_Undergraduate_Students">Wikipedia and Psychology: Coverage of Concepts and Its Use by Undergraduate Students</a>&quot;. Taylor & Francis Group. DOI: 10.1080/00986280802004594.