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. 2004 Fall;37(3):385–390. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2004.37-385

Behavioral momentum in sports: a partial replication with women's basketball.

Henry S Roane 1, Michael E Kelley 1, Nicole M Trosclair 1, Lindsay S Hauer 1
PMCID: PMC1284512  PMID: 15529894

Abstract

Previous research has applied the behavioral momentum metaphor to men's college basketball. In the current investigation, the relative rate of reinforcement prior to and following adversities (e.g., turnovers, fouls) and periods of time-out were examined in a subset of women's college basketball games.

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