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action bias
You feel a frantic need to move during static crises.
The 2007 study by Bar-Eli et al. demonstrates that goalkeepers choose to jump to the side even though staying in the center is statistically more likely to result in a save.
The specific 33% figure is not a central finding of the Bar-Eli study and should not be presented as the definitive measure of goalkeeper success.
Silence and stillness are often the most productive responses.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Bar-Eli, 2007
- What the check found
- The study exists and supports the 'action bias' theory, but the 33% statistic is frequently misquoted. The study's focus was on the relative optimal strategy, not a specific performance percentage.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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One of these every day, and every one names the study it came from. When a finding is contested, it says so.