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PMID: 20733209 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The home advantage is one of the best established phenomena in sports (Courneya & Carron, 1992), and crowd noise has been suggested as one of its determinants (Nevill & Holder, 1999). However, the psychological processes that mediate crowd noise influence and its contribution to the home advantage are still unclear. We propose that crowd noise correlates with the criteria referees have to judge. As crowd noise is a valid cue, referee decisions are strongly influenced by crowd noise. Yet, when audiences are not impartial, a home advantage arises. Using soccer as an exemplar, we show the relevance of this influence in predicting outcomes of real games via a database analysis. Then we experimentally demonstrate the influence of crowd noise on referees' yellow cards decisions in soccer. Finally, we discuss why the focus on referee decisions is useful, and how more experimental research could benefit investigations of the home advantage. |
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Authors:
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Christian Unkelbach; Daniel Memmert |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of sport & exercise psychology Volume: 32 ISSN: 0895-2779 ISO Abbreviation: J Sport Exerc Psychol Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-24 Completed Date: 2010-10-21 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8809258 Medline TA: J Sport Exerc Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 483-98 Citation Subset: IM |
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Psychologisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. |
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Cues* Decision Making* Germany Humans Judgment* Learning Male Noise* Population Density Soccer Sociology Sports / psychology* Track and Field |
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