Actors were hired to lay outside of the train station and act as if they were hurt. The first actor played on the ground holding his stomach, groaning, and even saying, “Help, help, please help”. Herds of people passed by but no one helped him, even after 20 minutes of begging. Another actress was then placed at the scene after the first actor left to see if she would get any help. She acted like she was passed out. Thirty-four people passed and so did four and a half minutes before anyone would check on her. The funny thing is, once one person made sure she was ok, other people thought it was acceptable to check on her well being as well. Finally, one more act was set up for the experiment. The actor was dressed in a nice suit with a briefcase, unlike the other actors, and was slumped over on the steps. It took only five seconds until someone came to him and asked if he was ok. Suddenly everyone came up to him to check on him
Actors were hired to lay outside of the train station and act as if they were hurt. The first actor played on the ground holding his stomach, groaning, and even saying, “Help, help, please help”. Herds of people passed by but no one helped him, even after 20 minutes of begging. Another actress was then placed at the scene after the first actor left to see if she would get any help. She acted like she was passed out. Thirty-four people passed and so did four and a half minutes before anyone would check on her. The funny thing is, once one person made sure she was ok, other people thought it was acceptable to check on her well being as well. Finally, one more act was set up for the experiment. The actor was dressed in a nice suit with a briefcase, unlike the other actors, and was slumped over on the steps. It took only five seconds until someone came to him and asked if he was ok. Suddenly everyone came up to him to check on him