统计结果显示,在足球赛中进球的队伍在剩下的比赛时间更有可能频频进球得分。英国数学家Martin Weigel表示,进球的能力当然跟选手的实力有关,但是一旦进球之后,球员的信心就会爆棚,得分的机率会大大增加。这个效应被他称为“自我肯定效应”(self-affirmation)。例如年本届世界杯6月12日的比赛,日本对澳洲以一比零领先了大半场的比赛,结果在最后10分钟被连灌三球,看来是这个研究一个很好的范例。 Statistics show that teams scoring in a football match are more likely to score points frequently during the rest of the game. The British mathematician Martin Weigel said that the ability to score goals is of course related to the player’s strength, but once the goal is scored, the player’s confidence will burst and the chance of scoring will increase greatly. This effect was called “self-affirmation” by him. For example, in the current World Cup match on June 12, Japan took the lead with half a game in Australia, resulting in three goals in the last 10 minutes. This seems to be a good example of this research.