[The effects of fear on individual and group escape in a computer simulated maze].
The purpose is to compare the effects of fear on escape behavior of individual and group conditions, in a computer-simulated maze. CRT display did not provide a bird's eye view of the maze, to the subjects, but only cues, what they would see, if they were actually inside of the maze. In the group escape condition, bodies and behaviors of other people were also shown in the maze. Subjects often got too close each other and collided with each other.


RESULTS
Fear increased the time and locomotion required to reach the exit, because of the occurrence of a "traffic jam" in the group escape condition, however, fear reduced time in the individual escape condition. In addition, fear influenced types of escape behavior, depending on the form of maze.
Kugihara
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Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu.
D000328:Adult; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004924:Escape Reaction; D005239:Fear; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans