TY - JOUR
T1 - Wikipedia and Psychology
T2 - Coverage of Concepts and Its Use by Undergraduate Students
AU - Schweitzer, Nicholas
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1080/00986280802004594
DO - 10.1080/00986280802004594
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:42449118862
SN - 0098-6283
VL - 35
SP - 81
EP - 85
JO - Teaching of Psychology
JF - Teaching of Psychology
IS - 2
ER -