Do "Game Faces" Really Work in Sports?

When it's time to play in the big game against your fiercest rivals, you might put on your "game face." But how much does this expression affect your opponents? And might you also be affecting yourself? Hosted by: Anthony Brown ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Silas Emrys, Jb Taishoff, Bd_Tmprd, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264899935_When_you_smile_you_become_happy_Evidence_from_resting_state_task-based_fMRI https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00657/full#F4 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4677147/pdf/npp2015266a.pdf http://www.kheljournal.com/archives/2015/vol1issue6/PartB/1-5-77.pdf https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fbul0000194 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121045/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336558774_Game_Face_Expressions_and_Performance_on_Competitive_Tasks https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fa0014037 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167487017307286 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24439424_Emotions_and_Sport_Performance_An_Exploration_of_Happiness_Hope_and_Anger https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859192/ Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Osaka07_D6A_M200M_nearfinish.jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/female-soccer-player-gm642002168-116481861 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/bossy-man-gm168277092-17214061 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/smileys-emoji-and-gesture-emoticon-flat-design-set-funny-cartoon-yellow-emoji-and-gm1213291001-352555422 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/cartoon-color-human-body-anatomy-set-vector-gm1178018317-329072437 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/wide-eyed-worried-man-looks-through-venetian-blinds-gm168315401-17801907 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/closed-portrait-of-asian-man-forehead-with-sweating-on-his-forehead-cause-of-hot-gm1276763645-376171235 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/diverse-people-holding-emoticon-gm935941772-256043021 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/a-character-drawing-a-line-around-themselves-with-a-neon-yellow-highlighter-a-virus-gm1270319502-373312562 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/fierce-female-basketball-player-gm696861756-129015213 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/cute-red-and-white-corgi-lays-on-the-bed-with-eye-maks-from-real-cucumber-chips-head-gm1188690247-336282178 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/brain-model-with-neuron-and-receptor-gm1255934310-367572985 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/beautiful-young-woman-making-faces-in-a-head-shot-multiple-image-gm1193235011-339322278 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/hand-drawn-extractable-jigsaw-puzzle-pieces-gm915466490-251942954 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/blank-jigsaw-puzzle-random-gm923992112-253603394 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/what-you-were-expecting-a-cheerleader-gm854460764-140654959 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/funny-young-asian-guy-shrug-gesture-gm629676510-112118603 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/two-boys-are-eating-a-lemon-and-frowning-on-a-beautiful-sunny-day-gm1263135287-369696194 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/focused-teens-playing-video-games-together-on-couch-gm1080967022-289821412 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/kids-in-sport-gm800445534-129870135 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/summer-soccer-tournament-for-young-kids-football-club-emotions-and-joy-of-the-game-gm1186699514-334921477 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/female-kickboxer-training-with-a-punching-bag-gm537835734-95522103


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