Championship pressures: Choking or triumphing in one's own territory?--Comment/Reply

R. F. Baumeister and A. Steinhilber's (1984) widely accepted analysis that professional sports teams play unusually badly (choke) under the pressure created by their home fans and perform poorly in decisive home games of championship series was re-examined, and no evidence of a home-field champ...

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Published in:Journal of personality and social psychology 1995-04, Vol.68 (4), p.632
Main Authors: Schlenker, Barry R, Phillips, Stephen T, Boniecki, Kurt A, Schlenker, David R, Baumeister, Roy F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Professional sports
Sports psychology
Tournaments & championships
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Summary:R. F. Baumeister and A. Steinhilber's (1984) widely accepted analysis that professional sports teams play unusually badly (choke) under the pressure created by their home fans and perform poorly in decisive home games of championship series was re-examined, and no evidence of a home-field championship was found. Baumeister replies to the re-analysis by Schlenker, Phillips, Boniecki and Schlenker (1995). Schlenker, Phillips, Boniecki and Schlenker reply to Baumeister's (1995) reply on their work.
ISSN:0022-3514
1939-1315