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Referees' use of heuristics: The moderating impact of standard of competition

Souchon, Nicolas, Cabagno, Genevieve, Traclet, Alan, Trouilloud, David and Maio, Gregory Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5408-5829 2009. Referees' use of heuristics: The moderating impact of standard of competition. Journal of Sports Sciences 27 (7) , pp. 695-700. 10.1080/02640410902874729

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Abstract

The influence of players' standard of competition on referees' decision making was investigated. Standard of competition was examined by studying 30 handball matches, 15 at League and 15 at National standard. At both standards, we examined two types of refereeing decision (sporting and disciplinary) after transgressions that varied in ambiguity. The results indicated that referees made more lenient decisions at higher standards of competition, but this tendency depended on the type of decision being made and ambiguity in the offence. The hypothesis that referees use standard of competition as a judgemental heuristic, but in varying ways, was supported.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Psychology
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords: Competition standard, judgemental heuristics, refereeing, sport performance, transgressions
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 0264-0414
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2022 09:09
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/30862

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