Regard and perceptions of size in soccer: better is bigger.
Celebrated people often seem larger than life. In a series of experiments, and with observational data, we asked whether an association exists between regard for the action capabilities of soccer players and perceptual estimations of their size. Higher regard resulted in overestimations of size, and momentary modifications of apparent action capability resulted in overestimations or underestimations of size directly related to performance success or failure, respectively.
Institute of Human Performance, University of Hong Kong, 111-113 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China. mastersr@hku.hk
Rich
R
Masters
Jamie
J
Poolton
John
J
van der Kamp
D000328:Adult; D054874:Athletic Performance; D001827:Body Height; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012858:Size Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D012916:Soccer; D055815:Young Adult