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Sangiovese wrote:

drw wrote:

I think it's interesting that the creators seem to assume the decision-making is black-and-white. No gun = good guy. Gun = bad guy.

That's a powerful point that I didn't even consider. It shows how easily humans can be manipulated, even those who feel they are pretty good at spotting propaganda.

Actually, the instructions directed you to shoot anyone with a gun, so you weren't duped into making an unfounded assumption that gun = bad... it was a given in the scenario.

I think that the title of the thread gets it right... "Threat Recognition Test"

It is not a "shoot-don't shoot" test. I don't think it would be feasible to do that using stills.

I realize that, but the instructions are to shoot or holster your weapon.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:I wonder how much reaction time is used trying to decide which key to hit! The "which key" decision is much harder than "pull trigger, or not" decision.

Chas.

I think it's interesting that the creators seem to assume the decision-making is black-and-white. No gun = good guy. Gun = bad guy. Most of the guys looked like members of the Young Democrats Club. And where were the females?

Game Over
Your Score: 710
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:663.8ms
Black Unarmed:694.48ms
White Armed:688.72ms
White Unarmed:683.64ms

It might be interesting to play slowly and record the options. I noticed on some individuals the gun was in a position that made it difficult to identify. I would have to wonder if these difficult to identify handguns were equally distributed between the black and white suspects. Complex threats always take longer to assess.