Exposure to Anger and Performance

14 Pages Posted: 4 Jul 2024

Abstract

We study the link between exposure to anger and performance, something that to our knowledge has not been studied before.  We exploit the US version of the nationally syndicated television cooking competition MasterChef and collect data on every instance in which judges objectively demonstrate anger to individual participants in each of the episodes in ten years, from 2010 to 2020, of this competition. Contestants exposed to anger from judges end up higher in the final rankings, increase their probability of success in cooking challenges, as well as their probability of reaching the top three and even winning the competition.

Keywords: Exposure to Anger, Performance, Competition, Masterchef, Emotions

Suggested Citation

Chong, Alberto, Exposure to Anger and Performance. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4885564 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4885564

Alberto Chong (Contact Author)

Georgia State University ( email )

35 Broad Street
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
United States

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