How do you feel? Affective forecasting and the impact bias in track athletics

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-348

  Van Dijk, Wilco W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Affective forecasting; Bias; Emotions; Regulation; Track athletics

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPORT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; TRACK AND FIELD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649216679     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.149.3.343-348     Document Type: Article

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