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Mendeley readers
Attention Score in Context
| Title |
Choking or Delivering Under Pressure? The Case of Elimination Games in NBA Playoffs
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00979 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Elia Morgulev, Yair Galily |
| Abstract |
Neoclassical economic theories foretell that individuals exert the most effort, and consequently produce their best performances, when the net returns to effort are highest. We scanned through 33 NBA seasons and analyzed 1930 playoffs games in order to test this prediction. Analysis of win probabilities in games where one of the two teams faces elimination from the playoffs, demonstrated that the threat of severe losses didn't lead to elevated level of performance. While previous studies analyzed mainly single-level performance in a stable environment, our results shed light on collective performance in a dynamic setting. These findings can be applicable to other realms as we suggest that managers should refrain from deliberate building of high-pressure environments with hopes of achieving performance enhancement effect among their groups. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 11% |
| Canada | 3 | 8% |
| Australia | 2 | 5% |
| Portugal | 1 | 3% |
| Israel | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Turkey | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 25 | 66% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 29 | 76% |
| Scientists | 8 | 21% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 36 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 36 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 14% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 6% |
| Researcher | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 12 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 6 | 17% |
| Engineering | 3 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 8% |
| Psychology | 3 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 17% |
| Unknown | 13 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 81. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 December 2023.
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#552,728
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Outputs from Frontiers in Psychology
#1,154
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#11,717
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Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Psychology
#26
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