Accession Number:

AD0442314

Title:

PERFORMANCE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACQUISITION OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE IN COMPETITION,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE PRINCETON NJ

Personal Author(s):

• Myers, Albert E.

Report Date:

1964-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

30.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate psychological advantages in competitive encounters. Twenty Ss participated in four-man tournaments using shuffleboard bowling machines. By remote control, the experimenter was able to manipulate the scores. A 2 x 2 factorial design controlled for the mean performance high vs. low and the variability high vs. low of each S. It was found that the low mean Ss gained a psychological advantage in this situation which was characterized by a pessimistic outlook and poor strategy selection on the part of their opponents. Author

Descriptors:

• *PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• MOTIVATION
• EXPERIMENTAL DATA
• TABLES(DATA)
• SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
• PSYCHOMOTOR TESTS
• CONTROL
• GROUP DYNAMICS
• GAME THEORY
• DECISION MAKING

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE