Temper, temperature, and temptation: heat-related retaliation in baseball.
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Larrick, RP; Timmerman, TA; Carton, AM; Abrevaya, J
Published in: Psychological science
April 2011
In this study, we analyzed data from 57,293 Major League Baseball games to test whether high temperatures interact with provocation to increase the likelihood that batters will be hit by a pitch. Controlling for a number of other variables, we conducted analyses showing that the probability of a pitcher hitting a batter increases sharply at high temperatures when more of the pitcher's teammates have been hit by the opposing team earlier in the game. We suggest that high temperatures increase retaliation by increasing hostile attributions when teammates are hit by a pitch and by lowering inhibitions against retaliation.
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Psychological science
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1467-9280
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0956-7976
Publication Date
April 2011
Volume
22
Issue
4
Start / End Page
423 / 428
Related Subject Headings
- Temperament
- Social Behavior
- Punishment
- Humans
- Hot Temperature
- Experimental Psychology
- Baseball
- 52 Psychology
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1701 Psychology
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Larrick, R. P., Timmerman, T. A., Carton, A. M., & Abrevaya, J. (2011). Temper, temperature, and temptation: heat-related retaliation in baseball. Psychological Science, 22(4), 423–428. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797611399292
Larrick, Richard P., Thomas A. Timmerman, Andrew M. Carton, and Jason Abrevaya. “Temper, temperature, and temptation: heat-related retaliation in baseball.” Psychological Science 22, no. 4 (April 2011): 423–28. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797611399292.
Larrick RP, Timmerman TA, Carton AM, Abrevaya J. Temper, temperature, and temptation: heat-related retaliation in baseball. Psychological science. 2011 Apr;22(4):423–8.
Larrick, Richard P., et al. “Temper, temperature, and temptation: heat-related retaliation in baseball.” Psychological Science, vol. 22, no. 4, Apr. 2011, pp. 423–28. Epmc, doi:10.1177/0956797611399292.
Larrick RP, Timmerman TA, Carton AM, Abrevaya J. Temper, temperature, and temptation: heat-related retaliation in baseball. Psychological science. 2011 Apr;22(4):423–428.
Published In
Psychological science
DOI
EISSN
1467-9280
ISSN
0956-7976
Publication Date
April 2011
Volume
22
Issue
4
Start / End Page
423 / 428
Related Subject Headings
- Temperament
- Social Behavior
- Punishment
- Humans
- Hot Temperature
- Experimental Psychology
- Baseball
- 52 Psychology
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1701 Psychology