Laboratory evacuation experiments lack the fear defining real emergencies.
Evidence
These simulation experiments provide some prima facie evidence that shared social identity in an emergency increases supportive behaviours and reduce competitive behaviours, compared to when there is no shared social identity. While there is a history of social psychology studies of escape behaviours using laboratory methods (e.g., Chertkoļ¬, Kushigian, & McCool, 1996; Gross, Kelley, Kruglanski, & Patch, 1972; Mintz, 1951), some of these were conducted at a time when ethics committees had less sway, and therefore real threats (of pain) could easily be included in the design to add realism (e.g., Kelley, Condrey, Dahlke, & Hill, 1965; Klein, 1976). Our own designs did not include any threats (real or bogus), and so lack the key element that deļ¬nes an emergency and which can be expected to impact on helping behaviour. The low ecological validity of the design therefore meant that real-world studies were also necessary. ā John Drury, The role of social identity processesā¦, 58
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Laboratory emergency experiments lack real threats and so offer low ecological validity. ā John Drury, The role of social identity processesā¦, 58; Emergency evacuation behaviour can be experimentally tested with a computer-simulated fire scenario. ā John Drury, The role of social identity processesā¦, 55
Related
- Laboratory emergency experiments lack real threats and so offer low ecological validity. (similarity 0.92)
- Emergency evacuation behaviour can be experimentally tested with a computer-simulated fire scenario. (similarity 0.86)
- Laboratory experiments cannot produce many real-world aggressive behaviors (similarity 0.78)
- Crowd identification predicts helping and reduces pushing in evacuation simulations. (similarity 0.78)
- Case studies of clear emergencies lack variability needed for causal comparisons. (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Laboratory emergency experiments lack real threats and so offer low ecological validity.
#corroborates(1.00) ā John Drury, The role of social identity processesā¦, 58 - Emergency evacuation behaviour can be experimentally tested with a computer-simulated fire scenario.
#qualifies(0.78) ā John Drury, The role of social identity processesā¦, 55