Miller, Paul K. and Rowe, Louise and Cronin, Colum and Bampouras, Theodoros M. (2012) Heuristic Reasoning and the Observer's View : The Influence of Example-Availability on ad-hoc Frequency Judgments in Sport. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 24 (3). pp. 290-302. ISSN 1041-3200
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Drawing upon evidence from broader social psychology, and an illustrative study of frequency-estimation during a simple, sport-specific observe-and-recall task, this paper makes the case for the more thorough investigation of the availability heuristic (Tversky & Kahneman, 1973) on practical state-of-play reasoning in largely observational sporting activities. It is argued that this evidence particularly substantiates a need for a more robust body of research in two primary domains: (a) the gatekeeping tasks pertinent (and usually preliminary) to an individual's sporting performance such as talent scouting, team selection, and substitution decisions, and (b) the business of officiating in high-tempo environments.