In honour of National Underdog Day, here is today's psychological Fun Fact!
Did you know that...
"Psychologists consistently find that people get more joy out of unexpected successes than expected ones, and similarly experience more pain from unexpected failures than ones we anticipate. Some researchers point out that this could provide a good reason to root for the underdog: you have less to lose if your team loses, and a lot more to gain if it pulls off an upset.." (Stromberg, 2020)
References:
Stromberg, Joseph. (2015, March 20). The science of why we love to root for underdogs. Retrieved from Vox: https://www.vox.com/2015/3/20/8260445/underdogs-psychology
Published on December 18, 2020