The Asch Experiment
Some of us conform easily, others find it necessary to question every existing convention.
How would you react in the same situation?
Have you tried any experiment in an elevator?
For example: Dropping a book (or any other thing, say money) in the elevator to see who helps you pick it up with one person in elevator as opposed to with 4,5, 6 or more people in the elevator.
if riding alone in an elevator, where are you most likely to stand?
(1) against the back wall close to the center,
(2) facing the front, up against the door,
(3) to the left front, or
(4) to the right front.
Do you stand still and stare at the ceiling, the floor or the button panel as if you’ve never seen it before?
Elevators are relatively recent inventions, but the social challenges they pose are nothing new. Close proximity to other people in restricted spaces is not new, it has occurred many many times in the history of mankind, in our evolutionary history.
How about when joining other riders?
Do you stop talking as soon as the doors close?
Why don't people stand away from an opening door, thus allowing people inside the elevator to exit first?
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