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The Video Doesn't Show What Happened — Ian Renshaw & Keith Davids Review Schütz, Betsch & Plessner (2026), with guest Scott Russell
An emergency episode: VAR was dominating the World Cup news cycle, and a paper had just landed asking the exact question everyone was arguing about. Ian Renshaw and Keith Davids review Schütz, Betsch & Plessner's "The Impact of Video Speed on Intention Attribution" (Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 2026) — four experiments showing that slowing footage down increases how intentional an action looks, peaking at around 1.5 seconds before easing off again.
For the first time on a theory paper episode, they bring in a guest: Scott Russell, a former referee now researching how officials incorporate…
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