Keep your eyes on the hands.

[Leadfoot]

Some of you may have already seen this little test.

It randomly flashes background images and randomly inserts a male subject, (black or white) carrying either a cell phone or a handgun.

You must choose to holster your weapon if they are holding a cell phone or shoot if they are holding a gun.

Your reaction times are measured and scored and your average times are given at the end of the test.

Look fast. You only have a split second to make the decision.

What point are they trying to make? I'm not sure, but it's an interesting exercise.

Enjoy.

http://backhand.uchicago.edu/Center/ShooterEffect/

 

[oleheat]

It's Chicago~ All people with guns are bad, AND MUST BE SHOT!


Whata bunch of twits.

 

[XD-GEM]

This is actually a racial bias test, not a shoot/don't shoot test.

 

[Orfus5]

Your Score: 490
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:690.64ms
Black Unarmed:809.2ms
White Armed:720.8ms
White Unarmed:767.16ms

 

[CrkdLtr]

This is actually a racial bias test, not a shoot/don't shoot test.

Game Over
Your Score: 505
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:614.28ms
Black Unarmed:737.84ms
White Armed:648.96ms
White Unarmed:686.2ms


If you ignore the first couple of friendly fire shots I made I started to figure out that I would be more successful if I started looking at the person's hands and not their face or body position.

 

[Saftman]

Game Over
Your Score: 685
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:561.8ms
Black Unarmed:760.52ms
White Armed:600.12ms
White Unarmed:682.24ms

 

[themcfarland]

after seein some of these scores, I will refrain from posting mine. but rest assured its a good thing I dont go looking for trouble or my ass would be toast..

 

[Hitman]

Game Over
Your Score: 675
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:676.24ms
Black Unarmed:767.56ms
White Armed:676.96ms
White Unarmed:723.24ms

So My ability to confirm and shoot armed individuals is not thwarted by the color of their skin. However I take longer to identify whether a black person is unarmed or not. Could be also to do with the color of black wallets and cell phones don't stick out as easy they do in Tan/White colored hands therefore taking less than a millisecond longer to identify.

 

[Hitman]

I have two close friends/co-workers that are black. Here are their scores.

42 year old Black Male from New Orleans lost everything in Katrina moved up here afterwards.
Score: 175
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:603.12ms
Black Unarmed:689.76ms
White Armed:552.16ms
White Unarmed:624.56ms

60 yr old Black Male Cenla Native US Army retired Deacon, (Shot almost everyone)
Score: -245
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:523.96ms
Black Unarmed:811.76ms
White Armed:560.96ms
White Unarmed:740.72ms

 

[CAB39]

Game Over
Your Score: 750
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:656.92ms
Black Unarmed:725.04ms
White Armed:661.36ms
White Unarmed:675.84ms

 

[yamatitan]

Your Score: 685
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:608.28ms
Black Unarmed:744.6ms
White Armed:645.84ms
White Unarmed:699.32ms

 

[Knave]

Game Over
Your Score: 500
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:573.16ms
Black Unarmed:580ms
White Armed:551.12ms
White Unarmed:586.92ms

 

[4x4demon]

I killed alot of innocents, but atleast I'm fast lol
Game Over
Your Score: 300
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:566.44ms
Black Unarmed:680.16ms
White Armed:584.44ms
White Unarmed:600.8m

 

[Dustin-R]

Game Over
Your Score: 515
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:598.64ms
Black Unarmed:741.48ms
White Armed:642.76ms
White Unarmed:715.8ms

 

[bayouteche85]

Game Over
Your Score: 675
Average reaction time:
Black Armed:646.44ms
Black Unarmed:738.84ms
White Armed:667.64ms
White Unarmed:696.92ms

 

[MRBULLRED]