As you have observed already, this experiment is set up specifically to eliminate the effect of training/skill/physical endurance etc, and YET when it's performed in real life with a good facilitator, people who are unlucky start to feel like they're underperforming and need to step it up, while people who are lucky start to feel like they deserve the praise for doing well.
I've read about people who go for days after the experiment and feel bad about their subpar performance because they feel like they've let down or brought shame to their company and wonder if they couldn't have done something better.
And this is an experiment that's set up to remove any trace indivdual agency what so ever! People still beat themselves up over it.
When you experience this experiment for real, you start to forget that it's actually designed to eliminate any sort of skill.
In other words, the experiment shows how hard it is to recognise when we're judging the system and not the people in it. The experiment shows that even when you think you're seeing individual performance, it's very plausible you're not.
I've read about people who go for days after the experiment and feel bad about their subpar performance because they feel like they've let down or brought shame to their company and wonder if they couldn't have done something better.
And this is an experiment that's set up to remove any trace indivdual agency what so ever! People still beat themselves up over it.
When you experience this experiment for real, you start to forget that it's actually designed to eliminate any sort of skill.
In other words, the experiment shows how hard it is to recognise when we're judging the system and not the people in it. The experiment shows that even when you think you're seeing individual performance, it's very plausible you're not.