Order effects in sport: Examining the impact of order of information presentation on attributions of ability

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 477-489

  Greenlees, Iain ^a   Dicks, Matthew ^a   Holder, Tim ^b   Thelwell, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impressional primacy; Person perception; Soccer

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248136364     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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