TY - JOUR

T1 - Heuristic Reasoning and the Observer's View

T2 - The Influence of Example-Availability on ad-hoc Frequency Judgments in Sport

AU - Miller, Paul K.

AU - Rowe, Louise

AU - Cronin, Colum

AU - Bampouras, Theodoros M.

PY - 2012/7/1

Y1 - 2012/7/1

N2 - Drawing upon evidence from broader social psychology, and an illustrative study of frequency-estimation during a simple, sport-specific observe-and-recall task, this paper makes the case for the more thorough investigation of the availability heuristic (Tversky & Kahneman, 1973) on practical state-of-play reasoning in largely observational sporting activities. It is argued that this evidence particularly substantiates a need for a more robust body of research in two primary domains: (a) the gatekeeping tasks pertinent (and usually preliminary) to an individual's sporting performance such as talent scouting, team selection, and substitution decisions, and (b) the business of officiating in high-tempo environments.

AB - Drawing upon evidence from broader social psychology, and an illustrative study of frequency-estimation during a simple, sport-specific observe-and-recall task, this paper makes the case for the more thorough investigation of the availability heuristic (Tversky & Kahneman, 1973) on practical state-of-play reasoning in largely observational sporting activities. It is argued that this evidence particularly substantiates a need for a more robust body of research in two primary domains: (a) the gatekeeping tasks pertinent (and usually preliminary) to an individual's sporting performance such as talent scouting, team selection, and substitution decisions, and (b) the business of officiating in high-tempo environments.

U2 - 10.1080/10413200.2011.641062

DO - 10.1080/10413200.2011.641062

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:84862289512

VL - 24

SP - 290

EP - 302

JO - Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

JF - Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

SN - 1041-3200

IS - 3

ER -