The Underdog Effect - Are We All Underdogs?
In this episode, Kaiynath discusses the psychology behind the Underdog Effect and how each of us may have experienced this at some point in our lives. The making of the classic underdog is broken down and theories of as to why we all resonate so much with them are talked about. Show notes: - https://www.vox.com/2015/3/20/8260445/underdogs-psychology - Vox's take on the representation of the underdog in sports - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167207307488?journalCode=pspc - 'The Appeal of the Underdog,' research by Vandello et al. - https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7313&context=etd - 'Selling the American Dream: The Comic Underdog in Film' by Anne Glenisla Hart - https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3898&context=etd&httpsredir=1&referer= - 'The underdog effect: Definition, limitations, and motivations. why do we support those at a competitive disadvantage?' by Nadav Goldschmeid, research investigating various theories of the Underdog Effect