I’m surprised too, and I’d like to think I’d check on her in that situation; I’ve checked up on people with significantly less provocation.
OTOH, how good was the setup? Could the subjects have had a clear view of the actor the whole time, and actually been thinking, “Why is she pretending to be injured? … weirdo”
Peter Singer’s account of the experiment made it clear that all of the action occurred behind a curtain which made it so the subject could not be viewed. Unfortunately since the source is cited to be a book, I can’t follow up on this easily.
I’m surprised too, and I’d like to think I’d check on her in that situation; I’ve checked up on people with significantly less provocation.
OTOH, how good was the setup? Could the subjects have had a clear view of the actor the whole time, and actually been thinking, “Why is she pretending to be injured? … weirdo”
Peter Singer’s account of the experiment made it clear that all of the action occurred behind a curtain which made it so the subject could not be viewed. Unfortunately since the source is cited to be a book, I can’t follow up on this easily.