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McCann, Lee I.; Ebert, Alexandria R.; Timmins, Rebecca R.; Thompson, Ashley E. – Teaching of Psychology, 2017
The present study examined changes in the genders of authors, first authors, reviewers, and editorial staff over 42 years (1974-2015) in "Teaching of Psychology." Over the first 6 years of the journal's publication, 17.67% of authors and 16.5% of first authors were women, increasing to 57.83% and 44% in the most recent 6 years. From the…
Descriptors: Authors, Editing, Gender Differences, Psychology
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Matz, David C.; Hause, Emily L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2008
We describe an easy-to-employ, hands-on demonstration using playing cards to illustrate the central limit theorem. This activity allows students to see how a collection of sample means drawn from a nonnormally distributed population will be normally distributed. Students who took part in the demonstration reported it to be helpful in understanding…
Descriptors: Sampling, Probability, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Distributions
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Dyck, Jennifer L.; Gee, Nancy R. – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Describes a hands-on demonstration of the concept of the sampling distribution of the mean using M&M's candy. Compares the effectiveness of the candy demonstration with that of a comparable demonstration using a textbook example. Reports that students exposed to the candy example performed better on a subsequent examination. (DSK)
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Higher Education, Norms, Psychology