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ERIC Number: EJ316034
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Basketball Game as Psychology Experiment.
Polyson, James A.; Blick, Kenneth A.
Teaching of Psychology, v12 n1 p52-53 Feb 1985
To help undergraduate psychology students learn basic concepts in the experimental method, a basketball game is construed as a psychology experiment. Although no formal evaluation of the effectiveness of the basketball analogy as a learning device was conducted, students responded favorably. (RM)
Descriptors: Basketball, Concept Teaching, Experiments, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogy