Were they also testing people’s reactions to triplets?
batman effect
Submitted 1 day ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to appliedpsychology@mander.xyz
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Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
zeet@lemmy.world 1 day ago The patriarchy don’t respect the matriarchy unless in the presence of the batriarchy. Got it.
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Was it because of morality associated with a superhero? Batman specifically? Or was it just because normally people mind their own business and avoid looking around and qualifying one another until an unmissable weirdo is in their presence and they keep looking and only then notice the pregnant woman?
robottoaster@mander.xyz@mander.xyz 3 hours ago Need to repeat the experiment but with someone dressed as the joker.
pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Also with batman and joker fighting.
Uli@sopuli.xyz 21 hours ago
No, they are batman haters and don’t want batman to get the seat.
Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 14 hours ago
He can buy his own seat.
Hell, he can buy his own train!
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
I wouldn’t want to be in a vulnerable position like being seated if Batman was about to get into a brawl with goons.
tetris11@feddit.uk 1 day ago
isnt it just thay you’re more likely to notice someone dressed up, and the people around them whilst staring at your phone, instead of never looking up bevause the pregnany woman has normal trousers
chuckleslord@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What an interesting potential explanation! Guess you’ll have to go out and test to find out. You could also choose less bombastic moral characters to test if the moral judgement angle is also true (like a priest with his tab removed)
drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 1 day ago
Pretty sure that was the hypothosis the experimenters came to. Suddenly seeing batman out of the corner of your eye is way more jarring that it forces you to focus more on your surrondings.
tetris11@feddit.uk 1 day ago
I think an easier experiment would be the same pregnant woman, but she’s wearing more eye catching trousers + shoes
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
What? Why with the tab removed…? And also, wouldn’t that just be someone in a black robe?
tino@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Batman takes the metro after a long night fighting crime. His feet hurt. He just wants to sit for a few minutes. Why is no one offering Batman a seat?
Batman@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
What if some crazy shit breaks out? Can’t have Batman all relaxed and unprepared.
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Dude, I want you well rested and ready to fight at a moment’s notice. You get a whole bench if you want it. Hell, I’d even listen^1^ if you just need to vent; Joker has got be fucking exhausting to deal with.
- It’s no superpower, but it’s what I can do.
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 1 day ago Username checks out
Frenchgeek@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Looks like the “Put Kevlar specific glue on the seat” plan is a bust…
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
Everyone knows he has high quality Bathotics.
DarkSideOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Probably because people are often too distracted, something that takes attention like someone wearing a Batman costume, would bring people attention to their surroundings
manualoverride@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Right! I demand a retest with the Riddler
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
This actually really does sound like a good addition to the study. See if it’s any different with a villain.
grue@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Why, of all of Batman’s rogues gallery, the Riddler? I feel like the Joker would’ve been the obvious choice.
Avicenna@programming.dev 17 hours ago
passangers looked up because they noticed the guy in the weird costume and then realized the pregnant woman which otherwise wouldn’t have.
Xatolos@reddthat.com 13 hours ago Was it because they were dressed as Batman or because everyone assumed it was being videoed and didnt want to be recorded and uploaded as a stupid prank.
When people think they are being watched and recorded, they are more likely to polite. Dont need someone dressed as a superhero to do that part.
trem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 hours ago
A while ago, I also heard of a study, where they had kids do a task until the kids would give up. And when they let the kids dress up as their favorite superhero, the kids would persevere much longer.
Obviously, the kids being in a better mood can be a factor, but if I remember correctly, it was also a conclusion that the kids persevered, because they thought the superhero would persevere in this situation.
You can probably tell quite well, when their mood falls off a cliff, but they still push on, so could certainly see that being a conclusion…eyelevel@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
There was also a study where adults were timed for how long they could hold their hand in a bowl of ice water. One group was allowed to swear during the experiment and the other was not. The group that could swear held their hands in the ice bowl longer. So perhaps the adult version of being a superhero is just being someone who can swear a lot?
SethTaylor@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
You’re goddamn fucking right
[ cape blows in the wind ]
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
I wonder how they concluded that it was one over the other, I mean, unless you ask the kids. But that could change their thought process
trem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 hours ago
I mean, I can imagine very well that you can just tell from their emotions.
Like, let’s say this was their emotion timeline without superhero costume:
🧍♂️😃🙂😮💨❌
If they’d just generally be in a better mood, the emotion timeline would look like this:
🦸😁😄😃🙂😮💨❌
So, their mood starts higher, but there’s the same rate of decline.
Whereas, if they persevere, it’s more like this:🦸😃🙂😮💨😔😑❌
So, similar starting mood as without costume, but the decline is only at the start until they hit the point where they would normally give up.
And then they muster the perseverance to continue, despite being in a bad mood from that point on.Obviously, you’d need to formalize that, and not every kid will show the same emotions. But when averaged, I do think that gives you a scientific result.
CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Wonder what specifically about Batman causes that? Would the same thing happen with Superman? Wonder Woman? Punisher? Would it happen with a child dressed as Batman?
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
they should have used Robin as a control. This is the problem with psychology studies calling themselves science. Maybe people are so self involved on their phones they didn’t see the preggo but Batman distracted them.
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
They really should try a few characters, good and bad, in different areas so people don’t notice.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
reader@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
they were all just trying to get away from the wierdo dressed as batman
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 hours ago
The number of people actually asking questions in here on Lemmy makes me happy. If I could, I’d give all of y’all each a cookie.
turdas@suppo.fi 17 hours ago
Why?
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 hours ago
Because I value asking good questions rather than a) assuming, or b) just not even asking or wondering
LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Just gotta say thats an extremely unconvincing pregnant woman
DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The Batman isn’t very convincing either
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 14 hours ago neither is the ape
- ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 1 day ago
The effect, for listeners who might not know, refers to the children’s character “the Bat-Man” a strong gentleman who fights crime nocturnally
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
fights crime
Literally. By punching it in the face.
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Don’t worry, Batman just made those guys fall asleep, he didn’t give then a TBI.
Donkter@lemmy.world 1 day ago
“sorry, I would give you my seat, but Batman’s here and I want to see the data”
hakunawazo@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Let me get this straight, you think that your fellow traveller, one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante, who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands, and your plan is to refuse offering a seat? Good luck.
ElderReflections@fedia.io 1 day ago It's a shame they only tested with Batman. I think there was a study about how people behaved more honestly in the presence of authority figures (even if just a photo of police is displayed).
I'd like to see the results if they dressed like Spongebob
axolotl_cpp@feddit.it@feddit.it 1 day ago I think that in thi case the effect is: “Wait, why the fuck is batman here?” looks around to see other peoples reactions “Oh wait, there is a pregnant woman, i gotta give her my seat”
While otherwise they would just stare at the phone, read a book or just think
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 day ago
sigh
Here you go.
Thank you!
This was a really interesting read!
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The potential applications for this research are worth a mention, too:
It sounds like more public art can lead to more pro-social behavior, especially if the art is changed periodically (to keep it “unexpected.”) There’s a lot to be explored with this idea.
badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Sure, but where is the control group who saw ManBat instead of BatMan? Further response is required.
Triumph@fedia.io 1 day ago
It also stands to reason that more people are likely to notice the pregnant woman when their attention is drawn to a nearby Batman, whether that attention is direct or drawn by other people looking at Batman.
More people noticing the pregnant woman increases the chance that one of them will offer their seat.
You done good, buddy
Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I was expecting a meme and I’m walking away learning about pro-social behavior
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Kinda disappointed this research wasn’t conducted by the batman university