The human animal and its behavior in emergencies
Keywords:
social learning, heuristic, imitation, fear, emergencyAbstract
The behavior of human beings, as other animals, is modulated by the social group to which they belong. The grouping of human beings has been an important part of the evolutionary process, increasing their ability to adapt to the environment. However, in societies as broad and complex as the ones today, the group’s own defense systems could become maladaptive. Specifically, social learning and transmission of information in dangerous and uncertain contexts could generate high levels of emotional activation, lack of control of the situation and scarcity of resources. One of the keys to improve group’s response could be to find the point of optimal emotional activation for the population, which avoids both underestimation and overestimation of the dangers associated with the emergency.
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