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Underdogs - Ep 5 - Coggle Diagram
Underdogs - Ep 5
Intro
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Likely lose, what causes us to so deeply want them to win?
Also, why doesn't it always happen
Analogy
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Other is 3-17
smaller, shorter, younger
Sports game, pick a side, which one?
Most people choose 3-17. Why? Probably lose, they're weaker, likely destroyed... but cheer anyway
Asim Shah, Professor of Behavioral Sciences at Berkley. Article "Why do we root for the underdog?"
"We like to watch and go to games for the excitement and entertainment of it all. If the game is one-sided then it is not nearly as entertaining. People like when a game is close and the players have fought hard for the win, and so people root for the underdog to make a comeback and fight until the end."
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Conclusion
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If enjoy, follow before leaving, tells me you're interested in hearing more. Very small podcast, difference between 13 and 14 listens
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Information from paper "Rooting for (and then abandoning) the underdog" authored by team lead by Scott Allison, and also quotes from Asim Shaw within the article "Why do we root for the underdog?" written for the Baylor College of Medicine
- Identify with the underdog
Shah, people don't win all the time.
See one winner, don't see dozens, hundreds, maybe thousands of people that aren't number 1
Empathize with underdog. We identify as someone who hasn't won at everything they try so we want it to be different for them.
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Support team in basketball, but didn't really care who won
"People may support the underdog when their interests are unaffected by the competitive outcome, but they may switch their allegiance to the top dog when their interests are affected"
Article "Rooting for (and Then Abandoning) the Underdog" written by team lead by Scott Allison, Prof of Psychology at University of Richmond
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