What Are The Reasons Why?
If you were attending a 4th grade class basketball game and on one team there was a player who was the tallest on the team, and an outstanding player and yet a team player. The score on the winning team is 34. Of the 34 points, 20 were made by the outstanding team member. Problem: Why was it that when the outstanding team player scored, no one in the stands yelled "Way to go"!, etc? Yet when a poorer player made a score, everyone shouted? Did the crowd resent the better player or think this player didn't need the same support the poorer players needed?
2007-01-07 19:11:34 · 5 answers · asked by lindakflowers 6 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
because it's expected that the better player will score, and everyone assumes he receives enough praise and knows he is a good player. after all, he is continuously scoring - even he must know he's playing well
on the other hand, the poorer player wouldn't be feeling as good about himself. more encouragement is needed because he wouldn't be praised often enough. it also gives him more incentive to continue to play and not give up even if he doesn't play very well.
2007-01-07 19:16:52 · answer #1 · answered by natalia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe his parents weren't there to cheer him on, perhaps off the court he did not treat his friends well. perhaps the people in the stands were not all team players
2007-01-08 03:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by sodajerk50 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're jealous it's not their kid, and maybe thinks that player is showing off.
2007-01-08 03:13:55 · answer #3 · answered by ∂ίятУ ℓάυиḋгÿ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yet one more case in point
of why they say "it's lonely at the top" !!
2007-01-08 03:22:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
always the love of the underdog
2007-01-08 03:19:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋