http://www.si.com/more-sports/2016/04/11/your-brain-sports-fandom-psychology
This is a rather long (~50 minute) but entertaining podcast from Sports Illustrated. The guest on the podcast is Ed Hirt, a 1981 UD grad and professor of psychology at Indiana University. The podcast covers a wide range of topics on the psychology of being a fan, identifying as a fan, how fans in the Twitter age can follow their team, and so on.
I'm admittedly biased since Ed is my uncle, but I found the discussion very interesting. One example that they talk about early on is prior research he'd done about how fans' confidence is much higher after their team wins vs after losses. It seems somewhat obvious, but it is interesting that people predict they will do better in games of chance, simple tasks, etc. after their team wins.
Anyway, it's kind of cool, and pretty long, but I though some might find it interesting.
This is a rather long (~50 minute) but entertaining podcast from Sports Illustrated. The guest on the podcast is Ed Hirt, a 1981 UD grad and professor of psychology at Indiana University. The podcast covers a wide range of topics on the psychology of being a fan, identifying as a fan, how fans in the Twitter age can follow their team, and so on.
I'm admittedly biased since Ed is my uncle, but I found the discussion very interesting. One example that they talk about early on is prior research he'd done about how fans' confidence is much higher after their team wins vs after losses. It seems somewhat obvious, but it is interesting that people predict they will do better in games of chance, simple tasks, etc. after their team wins.
Anyway, it's kind of cool, and pretty long, but I though some might find it interesting.
