Emergency Evacuation Factors and Misconceptions

According to the text, what factors play a role in the movement of people during emergencies?

• Only fear and desperation

• Only luck and guesswork

• Fear, bravado, desperation, and more

• Only architecture and engineering

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor in the text?

• Fluid dynamics

• Psychology

• Literature

• Architecture

What does the text suggest about the complexity of human behavior in emergencies?

• It is simple and predictable

• It is complex and involves many factors

• It is irrelevant to outcomes

• It is solely based on fear

What role does psychology play according to the text?

• It is irrelevant

• It is a minor factor

• It is part of the complex interplay in emergencies

• It is the only factor

What is the main purpose of the text?

• To describe architectural designs

• To explain the role of human behavior in emergencies

• To discuss the history of September 11, 2001

• To analyze engineering failures

Which of the following is a misconception mentioned in the text?

• The belief that we know where the danger is

• The belief that architecture is irrelevant

• The belief that fear is the only factor

• The belief that engineering is unnecessary

What is the role of people who think about complex systems according to the text?

• To ignore the systems

• To tease apart and reassemble systems

• To destroy the systems

• To avoid using the systems

How are evacuees described in the context of complex systems?

• As individuals with no impact

• As data points on the complexity arc

• As leaders of the system

• As creators of chaos

How are air molecules in a room described in the text?

• As stationary and organized

• As moving randomly and chaotically

• As moving in a single direction

• As completely inactive

What is the job of the occupants of complex systems?

• To ignore the systems

• To learn enough about the systems to use them

• To dismantle the systems

• To avoid the systems entirely