The underdog effect: Definition, limitations, and motivations. why do we support those at a competitive disadvantage?

From politics to sports to business, people are quick to categorize those at a competitive disadvantage as underdogs. Moreover, there is ample anecdotal support that most people do not hesitate to align themselves with underdogs, a phenomenon called the underdog effect. A series of studies were cond...

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Main Author: Goldschmied, Nadav
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2005
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2899
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3898&context=etd