Reinvestment, task complexity and decision making under pressure in basketball. (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kinrade, Noel P.; Jackson, Robin C.; Ashford, Kelly J.
• Is Part Of: Psychology of sport and exercise. Volume 20(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 11
• Page End: 19
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Decision-specific reinvestment scale -- Choking -- Rumination; Sports -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Exercise -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Sports -- Periodicals; Exercise -- Periodicals; Societies, Medical -- Periodicals; Psychology; Sports; Exercise; Societies, Medical; Sports -- Aspect psychologique -- Périodiques; Exercice -- Aspect psychologique -- Périodiques; 613.71019
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.03.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1469-0292

Abstract

Abstract: The aims of this study were to investigate choking susceptibility in a perceptual judgment task and to examine the predictive validity of the Decision Specific Reinvestment Scale (DSRS). A computer-based, choice response time basketball passing task was performed under low and high pressure conditions. Complexity was manipulated by depicting 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 scenarios. Repeated-measures ANOVAs revealed performance decrements under pressure with regard to response accuracy, moderated by task complexity, and a general speeding of performance over successive blocks. The DSRS was a significant predictor of poorer response accuracy under pressure in the high-complex task. Examination of the DSRS subscales revealed rumination as the only significant factor, predicting changes in response time and accuracy in the low- and high-complex versions of the task, respectively. Findings support the predictive validity of the DSRS, and highlight the importance of avoiding ruminative thoughts when making complex decisions under pressure. Highlights: Basketball players' decision-making accuracy deteriorated under pressure and was moderated by task complexity. The DSRS was a significant predictor of poorer response accuracy under pressure in the high-complex task. Rumination was the only significant factor, predicting changes in response time (low-complex) and accuracy (high-complex). Findings support the predictive validity of the DSRS. Underlines the importance of avoiding ruminative thoughts when making complex decisions under pressure.