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Author: isaactpetersen

sports-cognitive-psychology.qmd

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ It is curious that there was such a discrepancy between the decisions that would
 One potential explanation for the discrepancy is because of coaches' risk aversion.
 As noted in @sec-cognitiveBiasesRiskAversion, when it is possible to experience either a gain or a loss from a decision, [loss aversion bias](#sec-cognitiveBiasesLossAversion) tends to lead people to make risk-averse decisions [@Kahneman2011].
 According to this idea, in the case of failing to successfully convert on fourth down, coaches do not want to have to defend their decision to go for it to the media or the owner or general manager.
+That is, they may often play *not to lose*, rather than to win, in order to keep their job.
 
 ```{r}
 nfl_pbp4thDown <- nfl_pbp %>%