normalcy bias
May. 13th, 2013 04:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_siobhanSomebody on Face place linked to this article about "normalcy bias". Which is kinda sorta related to what I was talking about in my last post, so here you go.
http://io9.com/the-frozen-calm-of-normalcy-bias-486764924
It claims that in an emergency or disaster, 10-15% of people will keep their heads and respond appropriately, 10-15% of people will panic, and 70-80% of people will do nothing - just carry on as if nothing unusual is happening.
I know when something happens that I don't expect, I go through a couple of minutes of "Wait, what the hell is that? Is that supposed to be doing that?" before I react. During which I usually look around to make sure other people can see what I do. Because, while I'm not usually prone to random hallucinations, you can never be too careful.
http://io9.com/the-frozen-calm-of-normalcy-bias-486764924
It claims that in an emergency or disaster, 10-15% of people will keep their heads and respond appropriately, 10-15% of people will panic, and 70-80% of people will do nothing - just carry on as if nothing unusual is happening.
I know when something happens that I don't expect, I go through a couple of minutes of "Wait, what the hell is that? Is that supposed to be doing that?" before I react. During which I usually look around to make sure other people can see what I do. Because, while I'm not usually prone to random hallucinations, you can never be too careful.