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How The Color Red Affects A Referee's Judgment

sciencedaily.com — A new study has found that choosing the color red for a uniform in competitive sports can actually affect the referee's split-second decision-making ability and even promote a scoring bias.

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  • inactive, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3GOD DAMN CHEATING RED SOX!
  • lukemorris, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Too bad it doesn't explain referees' bias toward Tyler Hansbough's incessant flopping.
  • mayra1201, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1well then i guess that explains just about everything
  • kb5nju, on 08/08/2008, -0/+0Did this give an unfair advantage during the Red Wings versus Penguins Stanley Cup Finals? I don't think so, but it's an interesting question.

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