your brain is constantly making calls about what’s right and what’s wrong and
about what’s right and what’s wrong and
about what’s right and what’s wrong and though you may not think twice about
though you may not think twice about
though you may not think twice about these everyday moral decisions the
these everyday moral decisions the
these everyday moral decisions the calculations behind them can be pretty
calculations behind them can be pretty
calculations behind them can be pretty complicated as you’re about to see in
complicated as you’re about to see in
complicated as you’re about to see in this next experiment imagine you’re
this next experiment imagine you’re
this next experiment imagine you’re walking through the park one afternoon
walking through the park one afternoon
walking through the park one afternoon when you see someone fall down would you
when you see someone fall down would you
when you see someone fall down would you lend a hand
lend a hand
lend a hand we’ve enlisted the help of an actress
we’ve enlisted the help of an actress
we’ve enlisted the help of an actress and set up a hidden camera experiment to
and set up a hidden camera experiment to
and set up a hidden camera experiment to see what strangers will do in this exact
see what strangers will do in this exact
see what strangers will do in this exact scenario how do you think people will
scenario how do you think people will
scenario how do you think people will react once our actress hits the pavement
react once our actress hits the pavement
react once our actress hits the pavement I think Sofia herders oh that didn’t
I think Sofia herders oh that didn’t
I think Sofia herders oh that didn’t take long
take long
take long within seconds a crowd quickly gathers
within seconds a crowd quickly gathers
within seconds a crowd quickly gathers around ready and willing to help we run
around ready and willing to help we run
around ready and willing to help we run the experiment over and over and every
the experiment over and over and every
the experiment over and over and every time people responded to help her up in
time people responded to help her up in
time people responded to help her up in less than 10 seconds
oh it seems people will lend a helping
oh it seems people will lend a helping hand to someone lying on the ground
hand to someone lying on the ground
hand to someone lying on the ground makes you feel good about humanity right
makes you feel good about humanity right
makes you feel good about humanity right but is there anything we can do to make
but is there anything we can do to make
but is there anything we can do to make passers-by turn a blind eye to the same
passers-by turn a blind eye to the same
passers-by turn a blind eye to the same person what happens when we change
person what happens when we change
person what happens when we change nothing but the way our actress looks
nothing but the way our actress looks
nothing but the way our actress looks would you help someone up who look so
would you help someone up who look so
would you help someone up who look so down and out how will people react now
down and out how will people react now
down and out how will people react now how long will it take for someone to
how long will it take for someone to
how long will it take for someone to help 30 seconds of going by and no one
help 30 seconds of going by and no one
help 30 seconds of going by and no one has come close to helping they just keep
has come close to helping they just keep
has come close to helping they just keep walking more than a minute has passed
walking more than a minute has passed
walking more than a minute has passed and no one has helped
she’s been on the ground for 15 minutes
she’s been on the ground for 15 minutes before you judge any of these people too
before you judge any of these people too
before you judge any of these people too harshly ask yourself what would you do
harshly ask yourself what would you do
harshly ask yourself what would you do in this situation it seems people’s
in this situation it seems people’s
in this situation it seems people’s brains are having a hard time seeing
brains are having a hard time seeing
brains are having a hard time seeing this woman in need it’s as if she were
this woman in need it’s as if she were
this woman in need it’s as if she were invisible even to this couple sitting
invisible even to this couple sitting
invisible even to this couple sitting just ten feet away
just ten feet away
just ten feet away why did so many people stop to help this
why did so many people stop to help this
why did so many people stop to help this woman but not this one why does our
woman but not this one why does our
woman but not this one why does our actresses appearance make such a huge
actresses appearance make such a huge
actresses appearance make such a huge difference empathy is an important
difference empathy is an important
difference empathy is an important motivational state for determining
motivational state for determining
motivational state for determining whether or not you will help someone in
whether or not you will help someone in
whether or not you will help someone in need
need
need but what triggers our sense of empathy
but what triggers our sense of empathy
but what triggers our sense of empathy for others psychologists have long noted
for others psychologists have long noted
for others psychologists have long noted that we automatically categorized other
that we automatically categorized other
that we automatically categorized other people as members of our in group or out
people as members of our in group or out
people as members of our in group or out group humans of volatile groups where
group humans of volatile groups where
group humans of volatile groups where our individual survival depended on the
our individual survival depended on the
our individual survival depended on the survival of others so it makes
survival of others so it makes
survival of others so it makes evolutionary sense to help people in our
evolutionary sense to help people in our
evolutionary sense to help people in our own groups
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