15th Alps-Adria Psychology Conference 2024

evidence on the role of ecological sounds in sports.These studies will show that athletes can use ecological sounds to recognize their own performance among those of other athletes, to predict the outcome of actions and to improve their performance.In addition, I will present some findings from another line of research looking at the impact of crowd noise on the performance and decision making of athletes and referees, based on data collected during the pandemic at closed-door games.Some ongoing projects and future directions of this research area will be discussed at the end of the presentation.