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bronze medal effect: a standalone construct

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bronzemedal effect1 CONSTRUCTBronze medal effectMEDVEC · SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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the pattern in which bronze medalists appear happier than silver medalists because they compare down to no medal, not up to gold.

In social psychology, bronze medal effect refers to the pattern in which bronze medalists appear happier than silver medalists because they compare down to no medal, not up to gold. This meaning comes from Medvec (1995) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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  1. Medvec, V. H., Madey, S. F., & Gilovich, T. (1995). When less is more: Counterfactual thinking and satisfaction among Olympic medalists. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69(4), 603-610. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.69.4.603

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