
Contrary to study 1, in study 2, intraindividual EC correlated neither with accuracy of performance predictions nor with ERI scores, whereas interpersonal EC correlated with ERI scores. In Study 1, we found small correlations between intrapersonal EC and accuracy of score estimates, but no correlations between interpersonal EC and accuracy of score estimates. In Study 2, 310 participants completed the PEC, a test assessing individual differences in emotion recognition competence (ERI Scherer & Scherer, 2011), and predicted the performance of darts players based on their nonverbal behavior. We hypothesized that the ability to distinguish between leading and trailing athletes was predicted by participants’ interpersonal, but not intrapersonal EC. In Study 1, 379 participants completed the PEC and rated whether videotaped athletes were leading or trailing. We created a German version of the Profile of Emotional Competence (PEC Brasseur et al., 2013) and assessed its psychometric properties. We aimed to investigate whether emotional competencies (EC) correlate with the ability to judge or predict the score in sports competitions based on thin slices of nonverbal emotional expressions. Hence, preparation times and facial cues associated with a player’s level of arousal, neutrality, and sadness seem to be valid nonverbal cues that observers utilize to infer information about subsequent perceptual-motor performance. 11) to be correlated with observers’ performance ratings.

12), and facial expressions of arousal (p =. Lens model analyses showed preparation times (p =. 36) prior to poor performance than good performance. 09) and preparation times were shorter (p =. Further analyses showed that facial expressions prior to poor performance showed more arousal (p =. Results showed that observers could distinguish between good and poor performance based on thin-slices of preparatory NVB (p =. Preparatory NVB was assessed via preparation times and Active Appearance Modeling using Noldus FaceReader.
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Participants (N = 61) were first asked to estimate the performance of a random sample of videos showing the preparatory NVB of professional darts players (N = 47) either performing well (470 clips) or poorly (470 clips). Specifically, we investigated what kind of nonverbal cues were associated with success and informed thin-slice ratings.

The present research attempted to extend prior research that showed that thin-slices of pre-performance nonverbal behavior (NVB) of professional darts players gives valid information to observers about subsequent performance tendencies.
