KIN354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Motivation, Correlation Does Not Imply Causation, Junior Seau
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Large degree when one competitor has better record than the other competitor. Uniform colour has most effect when participants are evenly matched. Uniform colour matters not huge effect but matters significantly. Matters what the skill level is b/w the two competitors. Significant advantage to red wearing teams maybe due to dominant signalling in function. Red uniform could have a positive effect in team performance. Advantage only occurred (when wearing red) when they were at home. Uniform colour and home vs away status. Wear red at home and wear a different colour for away status. 4 minute mile: example of the importance of peoples beliefs and what they can do physically. Extrinsic motivator: salary, fans, satisfaction to be at the top. Intrinsic results in less pressure, enjoyment of the game. Extrinsic shifts away from the intrinsic motivation ex: kids getting money for playing soccer and then old man eventually reduces from to to 50cents and then 10 cents.