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During the Final, Winner-Take-All Game 7 of the Hockey Playoff

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During the final, winner-take-all Game 7 of the hockey playoff series between the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins, a Pittsburgh player violently slashes Ottawa's team captain. In retaliation, one of the Ottawa players skates full-speed right into the Pittsburgh goalie, knocking him over and leaving him with a concussion. After this, fights break out between most members of both teams.
-The Ottawa player who skates into Pittsburgh's goalie believes this behaviour is part of his role as an "enforcer." This is similar to the behaviours of participants in which famous early psychology experiment


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General Mental Ability

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Emotional Intelligence

The ability to understand and manage one's own emotions, and to recognize and influence the emotions of others.

Social Identity Approach

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