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Decision-making is a fundamental cognitive process that involves evaluating alternatives and selecting among them. This process can range from simple choices, such as deciding what to wear, to complex decisions, like choosing a major in college or a career path. The complexity of the decision often dictates the approach we use, which can be broadly categorized into two types: automatic and controlled decision-making.
Automatic decision-making is fast, intuitive, and relies on gut feelings...
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Beach volleyball coaches and players believe in the "hot hand" phenomenon but struggle to apply it effectively when deciding whom to serve to. This research reveals a gap between belief and practical application in sequential serving strategies.

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Area of Science:

  • Sports Psychology
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Game Theory

Background:

  • Strategic serving in beach volleyball offers a significant advantage to the attacking team.
  • The
  • hot hand
  • belief, where individuals are thought to be more likely to succeed after recent success, influences decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the application of sequential choice theory in beach volleyball serving strategies.
  • To examine the role of the
  • hot hand
  • belief in elite players' and coaches' decisions.
  • To analyze how base rates and sequential selection rates interact.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of national coach interviews to assess
  • hot hand
  • belief.
  • Examination of Tokyo Olympics data for serving patterns and player performance.
  • Experimental tasks with elite athletes to test base-rate recognition and
  • hot hand
  • detection.

Main Results:

  • National coaches exhibit a strong belief in the
  • hot hand
  • .
  • In elite samples, low-performing players were frequently served to when performance differences were substantial (0.25).
  • Elite athletes accurately recognized base-rate differences but poorly recognized base-rate changes and the presence of the
  • hot hand
  • phenomenon.

Conclusions:

  • Beach volleyball players and coaches adhere to sequential choice theory predictions and believe in the
  • hot hand
  • .
  • A significant disconnect exists between the belief in the
  • hot hand
  • and its accurate detection and application in strategic serving decisions.
  • There is a lack of shared understanding on how to effectively utilize the
  • hot hand
  • in practical game scenarios.