Apparatus for simulation of interpersonal relationships and activity

摘要

Apparatus for simulating living beings interacting in pairs, small groups, and large groups.PPA simulator of the man- woman relationship includes a simulator of the man and a simulator of the woman, each such individual simulator having adjustment dials relating to situational and personality factors. The dials adjust the voltage at a threshold detector which operates decision indicator lamps and provides a voltage at a decision voltage output port. The decision voltage output of the man-simulator is connected to the threshold detector of the woman- simulator via a sense port. Similarly, the woman-simulator has a decision voltage output port connected to a sense port and input to the level threshold detector of the man-simulator. A switch interrupts each output so that the effect of relationship can be shown. By adjustment and interpretation of the dial settings and decision indications, paradoxes and problems in man-woman relationships are demonstrated.P P A plurality of individual simulator units are also employed with sense and decision ports interconnected to form simulators of partnerships, small groups, hierarchies, collective leadership, and large social groups.PPIn a social group simulator all decision ports are connected together for a social output and all sense ports are connected together for a social input. The social output is connected to a social condition display device. The social output is also connected to the social input via a feedback path disconnectable by a switch. A nonlinear device, a delay device, and/or a variable resistance are optionally placed in the feedback path for simulating nonlinear social perception, delayed responses to the social condition, and variable isolation of individuals from the social condition respectively.P PA social group with variable population is simulated by switching individual simulators into or out of a social group simulator. Social interrelationships of subgroups and subcultures are simulated by interconnecting a plurality of social group simulators.PP A social studies laboratory is arranged by locating individual simulators at respective student desks and connecting them by cables to a console at a teacher's desk where interconnection, adjustment, and display functions are performed.