Question

Reifman (1991) found that as temperatures rise to the hot range, major league baseball pitchers are _______ likely to hit batters with a pitch. This finding is consistent with ___________.

Answer 1

Reifman (1991) found that as temperatures rise to the hot range, major league baseball pitchers are more likely to hit batters with a pitch. This finding is consistent with ‘The Heat-Aggression Relationship.’

Explanation:

During the major baseball league games, a data was conducted by Reifman (1991) to find out the Heat Aggression Relationship. In this study Reifman wanted to know that when the temperature increases, do pitchers develop aggression or not? And the study showed that as the heat increases, so does the aggressiveness of the pitchers.

They throw balls with such belligerence that they distinctly hit the batters. This shows how temper and temperature are linked and higher the temperature, higher is the likelihood of an increase in temperament.