Preliminaries to free throw shooting: superstitious behavior?
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ABSTRACT:
To test the premise that procedurally irrelevant response patterns may be behaviorally or psychologically relevant, basketball players' preliminaries to free throw shooting were studied. Varsity basketball players at the university and high school levels attempted 20 free throws under each of two different conditions: with their normal preliminary response patterns before each shot (Regular) and without these preliminary patterns (Without). A questionnaire was distributed two weeks later to assess the psychological value the athletes placed on their preliminary free throw shooting patterns. Free throw accuracy was higher in the Regular condition than in the Without condition, but athletes tended to overvalue the effectiveness of the regular routine. Rather than being purely superstitious actions, the preliminaries to free throw shooting do appear to contribute to the accuracy of the shot. Studies the behaviour patterns of basketball players preparing for free throw shooting, to assess whether procedurally irrelevant response patterns are psychologically relevant. Varsity basketball players at university (n=27) and high school (n=16) levels attempt 20 free throws under two conditions - with their normal preliminary response pattern before each shot, and without. Two weeks later, athletes respond to a questionnaire designed to assess the psychological value placed on their preliminary free throw shooting patterns. Finds that these routines appear to contribute to the accuracy of the shot, but that athletes tend to overvalue them.
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