when the match was close AND ALL FACTORS were equal, athlets wearing red won more often than those wearing blue. in many animal species red signals male dominance. researchers suggest that athlets in scarlet jerseys intimidate their opponents with this power signal.

performing last in a competition may mean prolonged anxiety but it could pay off in the end according to a study of champion ice scaters and of singers. regardless their scores during the competition or after, those performing later received slightly higher scores . the explanation is judges look for the ways in which contenstants are better than the previous challengers rather than how they are worse))))
я этим часто интуитивно пользовался)))