What would you do? Three different bike thieves and people's reaction to them - General

[QUOTE=Silly Sil;31107758]No they didn't, they tested in the same place, didn't they? The base group of bystanders is the same. Your argument would be valid if they changed the place. You don't know how field experiments work.[/QUOTE] You think the exact same people walked by? People using a public park isn't really a "base group", it's a random bunch of people [editline]14th July 2011[/editline] blue is closer to green than red is so I bet people just didn't see the white kid

Oh cmon getting the hot blonde woman to be the bike thief? Don't think that's exactly fair since no one expects a hot blonde woman to be stealing bikes. A girl in general really. I don't think there is statistics on bike thieves (lol) but I'd assume they are practically entirely male criminals. Wait a minute that's the perfect scheme, I NEED A HOT BLONDE WOMAN TO START A BIKE THIEVING RING WITH ME

[QUOTE=Zeke129;31107776]You think the exact same people walked by? People using a public park isn't really a "base group", it's a random bunch of people[/QUOTE] Again you have no idea how [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_experiment]field experiments[/url] work. The group from which they take both the control and treatment group are the same, also for a field experiment to be valid you have to test a large enough group to be sure that the outcome of your observation is not a result of chance. In a real experiment you change only 1 variable, the time, weather, group of people from which you take your subjects has to be the same, to minimize the possibility of other factors than the one you are testing influencing the outcome of your observation. You can't test correlation or casualization if you chance more than 1 variable. Oh and by the way a random bunch of people from the same place is exactly what you are looking for in a field experiment. [QUOTE=Zeke129;31107776]blue is closer to green than red is so I bet people just didn't see the white kid[/QUOTE]herp

Zeke you really have no idea what you're talking about here.

[QUOTE=Aman VII;31107948]Oh cmon getting the hot blonde woman to be the bike thief? Don't think that's exactly fair since no one expects a hot blonde woman to be stealing bikes. A girl in general really. I don't think there is statistics on bike thieves (lol) but I'd assume they are practically entirely male criminals.[/QUOTE] holy shit thats the point

Haha this is funny. Some people just won't do anything.

Wow people are really racist.

Black kid looked like a stereotypical gang member though.

this is stupid cause the black kid looks CLEARLY like some gangster, where as the white kid is dressed sensibly, he doesn't look like a G even though he has that hat

[QUOTE=BuDSpOoNce;31108176]Zeke you really have no idea what you're talking about here.[/QUOTE] My main point is that the shirt causes such a small difference, that against the difference race makes it's practically zero Nobody has showed me anything yet that proves me wrong, something like a study about how people notice shirt colour before race or something Find me something, anything relevant, and I'll be more likely to believe you [editline]14th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=tonzofgunz;31120456]Black kid looked like a stereotypical gang member though.[/QUOTE] yeah because he's black lol

This is just another experiment that shows the privileged can go away with some of the things they shouldn't be. There's a similar show in my country where They do similar experiments and the did this one where tourists would ask for directions and most oftentimes the white man would get more help than Thailand people

[QUOTE=Zeke129;31125604]My main point is that the shirt causes such a small difference, that against the difference race makes it's practically zero Nobody has showed me anything yet that proves me wrong, something like a study about how people notice shirt colour before race or something Find me something, anything relevant, and I'll be more likely to believe you [/QUOTE]You loose any credibility to your experiment if you change more than 1 variable. You can't test correlation or casualization if you do that. Maybe the reactions would be the same if they'd both be white just in red and blue shirt. And you haven't showed any study about how people notice color of skin over color of shirt either. You just have a ready idea to which you want to find evidence supporting it. That the color of the skin was the only factor. Which is a very bad thing to do when you look for answers. Because no matter how stupid your idea is, you will find evidence supporting it. And our point is that it's probably true that more people would ignore white kid than black kid, but the "experimentators" have put other factors in there to manipulate the results. [quote]Psychology of Color: Red If you want to draw attention, use red. It is often where the eye looks first. Red is the color of energy. It's associated with movement and excitement. People surrounded by red find their heart beating a little faster and often report feeling a bit out of breath. It's absolute the wrong color for a baby's room but perfect to get people excited. Wearing red clothes will make you appear a bit heavier and certainly more noticeable. (Some studies show red cars get more tickets but that maybe because the red car owners drive faster or the ticket giver notices the movement of the red car more prominently). Psychology of Color: Blue Ask people their favorite color and a clear majority will say blue. Much of the world is blue (skies, seas). Seeing the color blue actually causes the body to produce chemicals that are calming; but that isn't true of all shades of blue. Some shades (or too much blue) can send a cold and uncaring message. Many bedrooms are blue because it's calm, restful color. Over the ages blue has become associated with steadfastness, dependability, wisdom and loyalty (note how many uniforms are blue). People tend to be more productive in a blue room because they are calm and focused on the task at hand. Some studies are showing that weight lifters can lift more weight in a blue gym - in fact, nearly all sports are enhanced in blue surroundings.[/quote]

I'd wait for him to finish cutting through the chain then tell him it was my bike. Then rob the bike.

Actors are pretty brave, they could have gotten the shit beaten out of them.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;31125604]My main point is that the shirt causes such a small difference, that against the difference race makes it's practically zero Nobody has showed me anything yet that proves me wrong, something like a study about how people notice shirt colour before race or something Find me something, anything relevant, and I'll be more likely to believe you [editline]14th July 2011[/editline] yeah because he's black lol[/QUOTE] Okay that is seriously stupid. There [B]is[/B] a difference between the two men's wardrobes. It's not just the colour. The white man wore a fitted shirt and jeans. The black man wore a shirt that seems to be two sizes larger than what it was supposed to - and the pants were very baggy aswell. It's not just that the black man looks more like a thug - he was dressed more like a thug. Racial stereotype might take part of it, but the outfit makes a big difference as well. I can't believe you didn't notice that.