A theory-based intervention to prevent calibration effects in serial sport performance evaluations

Fasold, Frowin; Memmert, Daniel; Unkelbach, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.01.001

Cited by 9 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 22 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…= x, n not impr. = x; for a similar statistical approach, see Fasold et al [15]). Furthermore, we controlled for the effects of the several factors by direct comparisons in 2 × 2 tables (e.g., throw impr.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…At the beginning of each block, the participating raters were instructed to rate the execution/performance of the athletes in the respective movement tasks. Furthermore, at the beginning of each block, the program presented one of the best and one of the worst performances (of all trials) to avoid calibration effects in the ratings [15]. While preparing the video sequences, the best and worst performances were identified by the coach.…”

Section: Performance Ratingmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Handball-specific skill acquisition by use of different instruction methods

Fasold¹,

Houseman²,

Noël³

et al. 2021

Hum Mov.

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose. Instructions are one of the fundamental coaching methods for developing skills in sport. recent research has shown that activating implicit learning processes through metaphorical or analogical instructions is as effective as the activation of explicit learning processes by instructing step-by-step movement rules. Nevertheless, these effects have not been investigated in youth handball yet, and past research has shown a lack of the systematic use of analogy instructions in general. For the first time, the current study investigated the effectiveness of step-by-step instructions and analogy instructions in young athletes' learning of basic skills in team handball. Methods. A short-term intervention with a sample of 36 participants (9-10 years) was conducted. One group of the athletes were instructed with step-by-step movement rules, while the other group were instructed with analogies, in 3 different handball-specific tasks (stand throw, body feint, defence position). the athletes' performances were rated by 15 handball coaches. Results. the conducted intervention resulted in small and task-dependent performance improvements under both instruction conditions. In the throwing task, no performance improvement was observed overall, whereas the participants improved in both instruction conditions in the feint task. As for the learning of the defence position, the participants in the analogy condition improved more than the others. Conclusions. the current results are in line with recent investigations of different sports tasks and should motivate coaches and teachers in team sports to try to be ingenious and creative in developing functional analogies, metaphors, or pictorial instructions for skill acquisition.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Performance Ratingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Handball-specific skill acquisition by use of different instruction methods

Fasold¹,

Houseman²,

Noël³

et al. 2021

Hum Mov.

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In those cases, allowing decision-makers to review all cases in the sequence before they have to deliver any decisions may be helpful, as this would allow them to then deliver decisions that are already consistent with one another (or with some norm) without having to bias some decisions in the sequence (see a related intervention in Fasold et al, 2015). Yet, in many contexts, such change of decision procedures would be impractical.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Motivational drivers for serial position effects: Evidence from high-stakes legal decisions.

Plonsky¹,

Chen²,

Netzer³

et al. 2023

Journal of Applied Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Experts and employees in many domains make multiple similar but independent decisions in sequence. Often, the serial position of the case in the sequence influences the decision. Explanations for these serial position effects focus on the role of decision-makers’ fatigue, but these effects emerge also when fatigue is unlikely. Here, we suggest that serial position effects can emerge due to decision-makers’ motivation to be or appear consistent. For example, to avoid having inconsistencies revealed, decisions may become more favorable toward the side that is more likely to put a decision under scrutiny. As a context, we focus on the legal domain in which many high-stakes decisions are made in sequence and in which there are clear institutional processes of decision scrutiny. We analyze two field data sets: 386,109 U.S. immigration judges’ decisions on asylum requests and 20,796 jury decisions in 18th century London criminal court. We distinguish between five mechanisms that can drive serial position effects and examine their predictions in these settings. We find that consistent with motivation-based explanations of serial position effects, but inconsistent with fatigue-based explanations, decisions become more lenient as a function of serial position, and the effect persists over breaks. We further find, as is predicted by motivational accounts, that the leniency effect is stronger among more experienced decision-makers. By elucidating the different drivers of serial position effects, our investigation clarifies why they are common, when they are expected, and how to reduce them.

show abstract

“…The application of the social cognition approach in the field of sport aims at promoting progress in corresponding fields, such as officiating (MacMahon et al, 2014), sport performance evaluation (Fasold, Memmert & Unkelbach, 2015), and person (athlete) perception (Greenlees, 2007). As has been described above, in order to do so research needs to overcome the stage of capturing effects and must follow the road to explanation and theory based interventions.…”

Section: Social Cognition Theoretical Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The past, present and future of research on judgment and decision making in sport

Raab

Bar‐Eli

Plessner

et al. 2019

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives: The study of judgment and decision-making in sports is at least as old as the anniversary of FEPSAC we celebrate with this special issue. It seems therefore appropriate to look into the past, present and future of this topic. Design: For the past, a focus of the review is relating the European perspective of the co-authors into a larger frame of areas in judgment and decision making within the last 50 years and beyond. Method/Results/Conclusions: For the present, scientific current developments will be structured as judgments from the most influential perspectives such as the economical, social cognition, ecological dynamics or cognitive approaches illustrating some milestones in research on judgment and decision-making in sports of today. For the future, potentials of the field will be structured based on theory, methodology and practical applications showcasing challenges for the next decades of research ahead of us.

show abstract

A theory-based intervention to prevent calibration effects in serial sport performance evaluations

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

Handball-specific skill acquisition by use of different instruction methods

Handball-specific skill acquisition by use of different instruction methods

Motivational drivers for serial position effects: Evidence from high-stakes legal decisions.

The past, present and future of research on judgment and decision making in sport

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About