Would you sit in a burning room?How group silence overrides survival instincts
From the show
The Logic GlitchLearn why humans often ignore obvious danger when surrounded by others. In 1968, researchers discovered that people are far less likely to react to a room filling with smoke if their peers remain passive. This phenomenon, known as pluralistic ignorance, explains how social decorum can override our basic survival instincts during emergencies.
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