Assignment 3 (redo, new stub article chosen)

Knight Dunlap as a Wikipedia page has several issues that require attention.

1. The biography is brief

2. Non-existent table of contents due to lack of overall information

3. No impact or analysis on the field of psychology or other psychiatric literature

Relevant Citations:

1. Dunlap, K. (1936). Elements of Psychology. St Louis, MO, US: C V Mosby Co.

2. Dunlap, K. (1932). Habits: their making and unmaking. Oxford, England: Liveright.

Questions for Dr. Council:

1. I have chosen to improve this article in lieu of my previous choice (So Human an Animal, by Rene Dubos) for the simple reason that there is much more readily accessible information regarding Knight Dunlap.

Knight Dunlap was pretty well-known in his time. You should be able to find plenty of material. J.R. Council (talk) 03:33, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

2. How many references, at a minimum, would you recommend including?

Include as many reference citations as you need to back up your statements in the article. J.R. Council (talk) 03:33, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Christian861 (talk) 21:32, 2 March 2019 (UTC)

Assignment 5 1. To do list:

    1. Add table of contents outlining the sections contained in the article 
    2. Review relevant sources and add information to supply each section in the table of contents
    3. Add pictures and statistics to right side column, adding birth-death/picture/awards/etc.

2. Outline

    - Biography
         birth, early life, early education, impressions, formal education, death.
    - Ideas
         teachings, professional work, key concepts and ideas
    - Contributions and published works
         Published literature and arguments in the field of psychology
    - References

3. References

Moore, K. G. (1949). Knight Dunlap: 1875-1949. Psychological Review, 56(6), 309-310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0061313

Beer, C. (2017, May 18). Instinct. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/instinct#ref1027664

https://brocku.ca/MeadProject/Dunlap/Dunlap_1920.html

https://prabook.com/web/knight.dunlap/1106493

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ajp.82.3.442

Christian861 (talk) 18:16, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Dr. Council's comments:

edit

Good work here. You've made a nice start.

Assignment 6

Lead section - Christian J. Thompson

Knight Dunlap, born November 21, 1875, in Diamond Spring, California. Dunlap served as APA president in 1922.[2] He developed a form of paradoxical therapy called 'negative practice' "making an effort to do the things that one has been making an effort not to do." through this procedure he hoped to extinguish the troublesome behavior by perhaps "bringing under voluntary control responses which had been involuntary." (Paradoxical Psychotherapy, Weeks and L'Abate p.9). Dunlap earned his doctorate at Harvard and subsequently worked at John Hopkins University as the Professor of Experimental Psychology from 1906-1936. In addition to his teaching and research, Dunlap influenced the development of psychology using his editorial talents. He founded the Journal of Psychobiology in 1917. Dunlap was known for his argument in favor of the standardization of design in traffic signals and signs. He is also famous for criticizing psychoanalysis. In the 1940s, he was well known through his experiments involving colorblindness. "As a psychologist, I have the psychologist's prejudice, that ideals, intellectual analysis, and education are the fundamental forces of progress, and that laws, conventions, and customs serve to consolidate and make secure the gains achieved through these forces.". Dunlap died in South Carolina in 1949.

Dr. Council's comments:

edit
  • Put his name, with birth/death dates in parentheses, in bold.
  • Your lead is too wordy as written. Also choppy. Improve flow. Details can go into main text of article. Focus on "notability."

J.R. Council (talk) 03:33, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Christian861 (talk) 23:00, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Assignment 7

Lead section (revision) - Christian J. Thompson

(Knight Dunlap, born November 21, 1875), in Diamond Spring, California. Dunlap earned his doctorate at Harvard and subsequently worked at John Hopkins University as the Professor of Experimental Psychology from 1906-1936. Dunlap is well-known for developing a form of paradoxical therapy called 'negative practice' through this procedure he aimed to extinguish the troublesome behavior by perhaps "bringing under voluntary control responses which had been involuntary." (Paradoxical Psychotherapy, Weeks and L'Abate p.9). Furthermore, his argument in favor of the standardization of design in traffic signals and signs was influential in changing traffic laws. In addition to his teaching and research, Dunlap influenced the development of psychology using his editorial talents founding the Journal of Psychobiology in 1917. In the 1940s, he was well known through his experiments involving colorblindness. (Knight Dunlap died in South Carolina in 1949). "As a psychologist, I have the psychologist's prejudice, that ideals, intellectual analysis, and education are the fundamental forces of progress, and that laws, conventions, and customs serve to consolidate and make secure the gains achieved through these forces.".

Christian861 (talk) 18:04, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

This looks very good. Just make a couple of changes and move on to the main article. Changes:

  1. Don't put name in parentheses, just dates of birth and death. Don't need month and day. Look at other biographies in Wikipedia for examples.
  2. Put all of this in past tense. He died long ago.
  3. The therapy he developed is not well-known, at least currently.
  4. Put the ending quote in the main body, not the lead.

J.R. Council (talk) 17:36, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Assignment 8

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Knight Dunlap (born 1875), in Diamond Spring, California. Dunlap earned his doctorate at Harvard and subsequently worked at John Hopkins University as the Professor of Experimental Psychology from 1906-1936. Dunlap developed a form of paradoxical therapy called 'negative practice' through this procedure he aimed to extinguish the troublesome behavior by perhaps "bringing under voluntary control responses which had been involuntary." (Paradoxical Psychotherapy, Weeks and L'Abate p.9). Furthermore, his argument in favor of the standardization of design in traffic signals and signs was influential in changing traffic laws. In addition to his teaching and research, Dunlap influenced the development of psychology using his editorial talents founding the Journal of Psychobiology in 1917. In the 1940s, he was well known through his experiments involving colorblindness. Knight Dunlap died in South Carolina in (1949).

Full article:

Biography

Dunlap, Knight was born on November 21, 1875, in Diamond Spring, California, United States. Son of Elon and Sarah Calista Dunlap. Knight Dunlap married Mary Durand on May 3, 1906. Together they raised their three daughters; Anna Cecelia, Mary Knight, and Sarah Calista. Knight earned his Bachelors of Philosophy at the University of California in 1899 moving on he received his Master of Laws degree there in 1900. Knight earned his A.M. at Harvard in 1902, and his Doctor of Philosophy in 1903. Continually striving for educational merit throughout his lifetime, he later studied at Gallaudet College, Washington, District of Columbia earning his Doctor of Humane in 1931. In South Carolina, after battling an extended illness, at 9 am, August 14th, 1949, Knight Dunlap died And....?

This does not sound like contemporary writing, not like what I expect from college students. This goes for other sections too. Beware of plagiarism. It is easy to catch. Please either tell me that these are really your own words, or else change them before I track it down. J.R. Council (talk) 03:44, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

Career

From 1902-1906, Dunlap served as an Assistant and instructor of psychology at the University of California. After completing his doctorate at Harvard, Dunlap returned to Berkeley as an instructor in psychology. From Berkeley, he was brought on at Johns Hopkins University where he served from 1906 to 1936 and held the title of Professor of Experimental Psychology. His time spent at Hopkins was split by his service with the Medical Research Laboratory of the Air Service during World War I, and by his duties as Chairman of the Division of Anthropology and Psychology, National Research Council, during 1927-1929. KnightItalic text went on to teach as the Professor psychology at University of California, in Los Angeles, from 1936 to 1947. Professor emeritus since 1947.

Don't refer to him by his first name. J.R. Council (talk) 03:44, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

    - Contributions and published works

In addition to his lengthy teaching career and research, Dunlap influenced the field of psychology publishing articles and founding psychological journals. He founded the Journal of Psychobiology in 1917, and when that journal merged with the Journal of Animal Behavior to form the Journal of Comparative Psychology, he remained the primary editor. In addition, Dunlap's own body of published works was extensive: Social Psychology, 1925; Civilized Life, 1934; The Dramatic Personality of Jesus, 1933; Religion: Its Functions in Human Life, 1946; A System of Psychology, 1912; Psychobiology, 1914; Personal Beauty and Racial Betterment, 1920; Mysticism, Freudianism, and Scientific Psychology, 1920; Old and New Viewpoints in Psychology, 1925; Elements of Scientific Psychology, 1922, 1928, 1936; Civilized Life, 1934; and Habits: Their Making and Unmaking, 1932. Religion: Its Functions in Human Life, and Personal and Social Adjustment were published in 1946.

References

Christian861 (talk) 22:49, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Dr. Council's comments on Assignment 8

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  1. First of all, learn how to do basic editing, like proper section headings. Don't put blanks in leading spaces. It just puts your text in a grayed out indented area, which is not acceptable for an articles. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style.
  2. Learn to do proper reference citations. Please refer to: Wikipedia:Manual of Style.
  3. Be sure to use your own words. It is very easy to go over the line to plagiarism, and the penalities are severe.
  4. Otherwise, the content in this section is fine. Polish up your content, finish missing pieces, and let me know. I'll send it to Ian at Wiki Ed for vetting before publication.

J.R. Council (talk) 03:44, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

Dr. Council's comments on Assignment 9

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I can't see that you've made any of the changes I suggested for Assignment 9. I won't send the link to Ian or allow you to publish this until you make changes. J.R. Council (talk) 20:19, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

Assignment 9

Knight Dunlap (born 1875), in Diamond Spring, California. Dunlap earned his doctorate at Harvard and subsequently worked at John Hopkins University as the Professor of Experimental Psychology from 1906-1936. Dunlap developed a form of paradoxical therapy called 'negative practice' through this procedure he aimed to extinguish the troublesome behavior by perhaps "bringing under voluntary control responses which had been involuntary." (Paradoxical Psychotherapy, Weeks and L'Abate p.9). Furthermore, his argument in favor of the standardization of design in traffic signals and signs was influential in changing traffic laws. In addition to his teaching and research, Dunlap influenced the development of psychology using his editorial talents founding the Journal of Psychobiology in 1917. In the 1940s, he was well known through his experiments involving colorblindness. Knight Dunlap died in South Carolina in (1949).

Biography

Dunlap, Knight was born on November 21, 1875, in Diamond Spring, California, United States. Son of Elon and Sarah Calista Dunlap. Knight Dunlap married Mary Durand on May 3, 1906. Together they raised their three daughters; Anna Cecelia, Mary Knight, and Sarah Calista. Knight earned his Bachelors of Philosophy at the University of California in 1899 thereafter he received his Master of Laws degree in 1900. Knight earned his A.M. at Harvard in 1902, and his Doctor of Philosophy in 1903. Continually striving for educational merit throughout his lifetime, he later studied at Gallaudet College, Washington, District of Columbia earning his Doctor of Humane in 1931.[1] In South Carolina, after battling an extended illness, at 9 am, August 14th, 1949, Knight Dunlap died.

Career

From 1902-1906, Dunlap served as an Assistant and instructor of psychology at the University of California. After completing his doctorate at Harvard, Dunlap returned to Berkeley as an instructor in psychology. From Berkeley, he was brought on at Johns Hopkins University where he served from 1906 to 1936 and held the title of Professor of Experimental Psychology. His time spent at Hopkins was split by his service with the Medical Research Laboratory of the Air Service during World War I, and by his duties as Chairman of the Division of Anthropology and Psychology, National Research Council, during 1927-1929. KnightItalic text went on to teach as the Professor psychology at University of California, in Los Angeles, from 1936 to 1947. Professor emeritus since 1947.

Contributions and Published Works

In addition to his lengthy teaching career and research, Dunlap influenced the field of psychology publishing articles and founding psychological journals. He founded the Journal of Psychobiology in 1917, and when that journal merged with the Journal of Animal Behavior to form the Journal of Comparative Psychology, he remained the primary editor. In addition, Dunlap's own body of published works was extensive: Social Psychology, 1925; Civilized Life, 1934; The Dramatic Personality of Jesus, 1933; Religion: Its Functions in Human Life, 1946; A System of Psychology, 1912; Psychobiology, 1914; Personal Beauty and Racial Betterment, 1920; Mysticism, Freudianism, and Scientific Psychology, 1920; Old and New Viewpoints in Psychology, 1925; Elements of Scientific Psychology, 1922, 1928, 1936; Civilized Life, 1934; and Habits: Their Making and Unmaking, 1932. Religion: Its Functions in Human Life, and Personal and Social Adjustment were published in 1946.

References

1. Moore, K. G. (1949). Knight Dunlap: 1875-1949. Psychological Review, 56(6), 309-310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0061313

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