Thomas Gilovich and his team from Cornell studied this difference and found that the frustration silver medalists feel compared to bronze, who are typically a bit more happy to have just not received fourth place and not medaled at all, gives silver medalists a focus on follow-up competition.
Thomas Gilovich e sua equipe de Cornell estudaram essa diferença e descobriram que a frustração que os medalhistas de prata sentem comparados aos de bronze, que ficam normalmente mais felizes de escapar do quarto lugar sem nenhuma medalha, dá aos medalhistas de prata um foco nas próximas competições.