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 ir jo komanda Kornelio universitete tyrė šį skirtumą ir padarė išvadą, kad nusivylimas, kurį jaučia sidabro laimėtojai, palyginus su bronzos laimėtojais, kurie įprastai laimingesni, nes neliko ketvirti ir visai be medalių, jiems suteikia akstiną susitelkti į tolesnes rungtynes.