TY - JOUR
T1 - External influences on referees’ decisions in judo
T2 - The effects of coaches’ exclamations during throw situations
AU - Souchon, Nicolas
AU - Fontayne, Paul
AU - Livingstone, Andrew
AU - Maio, Gregory R.
AU - Mellac, Nathalie
AU - Genolini, Christophe
PY - 2013/4/1
Y1 - 2013/4/1
N2 - The present research investigated the influence of coaches’ exclamations on referees’ decision-making in judo. Under time pressure, 65 judo referees judged identical throw situations played on video. The coaches’ exclamations during throws were audible in the experimental condition, whereas no sound was present in the control condition. The throw situations varied in ambiguity (low vs. high) and strength (minor sanctions vs. hard sanctions), while coaches’ exclamations interpreted the throws in a manner that was congenial for their own competitor. Results indicated that referees may use an audience response heuristic or a consensus heuristic to help them make decisions.
AB - The present research investigated the influence of coaches’ exclamations on referees’ decision-making in judo. Under time pressure, 65 judo referees judged identical throw situations played on video. The coaches’ exclamations during throws were audible in the experimental condition, whereas no sound was present in the control condition. The throw situations varied in ambiguity (low vs. high) and strength (minor sanctions vs. hard sanctions), while coaches’ exclamations interpreted the throws in a manner that was congenial for their own competitor. Results indicated that referees may use an audience response heuristic or a consensus heuristic to help them make decisions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85012507870&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10413200.2012.713440
DO - 10.1080/10413200.2012.713440
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85012507870
SN - 1041-3200
VL - 25
SP - 223
EP - 233
JO - Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
IS - 2
ER -