Psycological Effects of Sport Teams and Their Fans Psycologists often look to find patterns of behavior among similar people in similar circumstances. One such study is that of the psycological effect of sports teams and their fans. In a study at Murry State University, Daniel L. Wann and Thomas J. Dolan tried to prove that fans that had a high association with their favorite team would be biased in their evaluation of the past, preasent, and future preformances. Wann and Thomas' study set out to prove that students at Murry State that had a high assosiation with their basketball team, whe