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Do close-call games attract more fans?

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry"

DOI: 10.1007/s10847-019-00893-y

Abstract: The idea of “competitive balance,” i.e. the idea that sports leagues need uncertainty in the outcomes of their games to attract fans, is widely accepted. However, there are cases where the effects of hormones and… read more here.

Keywords: attract fans; close call; call games; games attract ... See more keywords
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Too close to call: Spatial distance between options influences choice difficulty

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Journal of Experimental Social Psychology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2019.103939

Abstract: Abstract In language, people often refer to decision difficulty in terms of spatial distance. Specifically, decision-difficulty is expressed as proximity, for instance when people say that a decision was “too close to call”. Although these… read more here.

Keywords: decision; difficulty; close call; spatial distance ... See more keywords
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Able Archer: How close of a call was it?

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists"

DOI: 10.1080/00963402.2023.2199577

Abstract: ABSTRACT Able Archer 83, a NATO nuclear exercise conducted in the fall of 1983, has been the subject of considerable debate in recent decades. While some analysts have argued that the superpowers came close to… read more here.

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Adult meerkats modify close call rate in the presence of pups

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Current Zoology"

DOI: 10.1093/cz/zox029

Abstract: Abstract In animals, signaling behavior is often context-dependent, with variation in the probability of emitting certain signals dependent on fitness advantages. Senders may adjust signaling rate depending on receiver identity, presence of audiences, or noise… read more here.

Keywords: group; close call; presence pups; rate ... See more keywords