12 –Hot Hands, Cold Hands & Performance Streaks

I tackle what has been one of the most interesting and contentious issues in sports psychology: hot and cold streaks in performance. Does the hot hand exist? What is the best way to get out a slump?  Is an athlete’s ability to perform under pressure influenced by the streak they are on?

What Grinds My Gears: Interviewing fails

Links to articles discussed:

The Hot Hand In Basketball: On the Misperception of Random Sequences

Twenty years of ‘hot hand’ research: Review and critique

The hot hand reconsidered: A meta-analytic approach

The Hot and Cold Hand in Volleyball: Individual Expertise Differences in a Video-Based Playmaker Decision Test

Interactions between performance pressure, performance streaks, and attentional focus

More information:

http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

The Agrarians – We Run Hot, We Run Cold

Reigning Sound – You Got Me Humming

Mondo Topless – Break the Ice

Milgrom – Hot

Six Star General – Cold 

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