Intense grunting would probably increase abdominal pressure. Anything that would benefit from that would be enhanced. It is one of the methods used during delivery to expel the baby. I'm not sure how that would strengthen a tennis shot, though. Riki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/17/2008 3:31:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Specifically, superstitious reinforcement. A player happens to grunt (or some equally meaningless vocalization) and then wins a point. Thus reinforced, they do it again. If they are also successful in competition (which I believe was the case) then other players will imitate them; not necessarily because of a conscious decision, but because we have a tendency (learned, genetic, or some interaction of the two) to imitate successful people. On Jul 17, 2008, at 1:03 PM, Joan Warmbold wrote: > My guess is that it's a learned behavior selected by the player > because it > has been reinforced by making them feel like it provides them with > more > energy and focus. > > Joan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Michael Sylvester asks: >>> Is the grunt that emanates when female tennis players at >>> Wimbledon hit >>> the >> ball >>> a) learned behavior >>> b) fixed action biological pattern >>> c) displaced targeted aggression >>> d) an aha! experience >>> e) other.Please explain >> >> I suspect that their trainers have encouraged them to "grunt" as a >> way of >> (supposedly) getting more "oomph" into their strokes. It doesn't only >> apply >> to female tennis players (whose higher pitch produces what I would >> call >> more like a screech) but also to several male players (though >> again it >> doesn't sound like a "grunt" to me -- I'm not sure what to call it). >> >> Allen Esterson >> Former lecturer, Science Department >> Southwark College, London >> http://www.esterson.org >> >> --- >> To make changes to your subscription contact: >> >> Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> >> > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
