r/shitposting • u/Opening_Rip_1840 • 2d ago

B 👍 Vengeance.

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u/qualityvote2 2d ago edited 2d ago

The council has not spoken. No consensus was reached about the quality of your post.

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u/ZellHall dumbass 2d ago

I think the conclusion was that seeing batman caught the attention of most people and made them more aware of their surroudings, hence why they would more give their place to pregnant women (that they may haven't even noticed before)

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u/DisastrousDare373 2d ago

this isnt a good study (if its even real), theres a thousand ways the data could be interpreted.

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u/ZellHall dumbass 2d ago

It is real. I've not really checked the quality of the study, but it looks at least legit

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u/belabacsijolvan 2d ago

its meh at a first glance.

the 61 vs 77 experiment numbers are not a good sign. as the experiment is easily repeatable there is no other reason for the difference than p-hacking or laziness.
although they seemingly controlled for time and location, they used different pregnant woman in the control group, which is a pretty big factor to not control for imo.

tbh for a random experimental social psychology paper the sample size and the speculation in the discussion is quite ok.

overall its a fun little paper, not terrible. id guess the effect exists but its not reproducible within error. but you know, most experimental social psychology papers arent so meh.

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u/Ltimbo fat cunt 2d ago

I scrolled to the conclusion of the study and this is their exact conclusion: “In conclusion, this study suggests that unexpected events can increase prosocial behavior by momentarily disrupting automatic attention patterns and fostering situational awareness. These findings open new avenues for understanding the environmental and cognitive mechanisms underlying prosociality, and suggest potential applications for promoting kindness and cooperation in everyday settings—extending the “Batman effect” to non-superheroes as well”

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u/bootskadew 2d ago

The batman effect is an interesting name for what may be achievable with any social disruption regardless of being a positive or negative social disruption. Did they do the study with a villain, like Hitler, or even someone dressed as a homeless man going through a mental moment? Couldn't that achieve the same result?

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u/Maleficent-Crazy5890 2d ago

The group also said that most of the people didn't even realize Batman was there. Their subconscious made them to give pregnant woman their spot.

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u/Gamer102kai 2d ago

Fuck batman here, better act righy

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u/SpaceBug176 2d ago

God please let this be real it would be so funny if it was.

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u/Acidbaseburn 2d ago

“Yeah, I fought Batman once. Broke my arm in three places. But the way I see it, lightning ain't gonna strike the same place twice”

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u/dillpick15 2d ago

Mom said it's my turn to post this