How to Combat the Effects of Loss Aversion
Loss aversion is the innate human tendency to hold on to things that we have and to value them higher than things we could potentially earn. Loss aversion is present in [...]
Sports Psychology: The Effects of Loss Aversion
Psychology and sports are intertwined. One example of their connection is loss aversion, the human tendency to hold things we already have at a higher value than something we could [...]
Reduce Self-Imposed Demands to Improve Your Athletic Performance
Sport psychologists work with lots of athletes who place excessive demands on themselves. For example, after the 1992 Summer Olympics, sports psychologists discovered some interesting results from reviewing the emotional [...]