TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - The art of reason versus the exactness of science in elite refereeing: comments on Plessner and Betsch (2001)
JO  - Journal of sport and exercise psychology
A1  - Mascarenhas, Duncan R. D.
A1  - Collins, Dave
A1  - Mortimer, Patrick
SP  - 328
EP  - 333
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
N2  - Plessner and Betsch's (2001) investigation into officiating behavior may be representative of a shift from stress-oriented research (Anshel & Weinberg, 1995; Rainey & Winterich, 1995; Stewart & Ellery. 1996) to consideration of decision-making (Craven, 1998; Ford. Gallagher, Lacy, et al., 1999; Oudejans. Verheijen, Bakker, et al., 2000), the primary function of referees in any sport. Commendably, Plessner and Betsch have investigated the most important focus of referee performance, the application of the rules (Anshel, 1995). However, methodological weaknesses, together with a fundamental error in the attribution of causation to the findings, significantly dilute the paper's contribution to extending knowledge in this important area.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0895-2779
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsep.24.3.328
ID  - ref1
ER  -