Apparatus for simulation of interpersonal relationships and activity
First Claim
1. Interpersonal relationship simulator apparatus comprisingfirst adjustment dial means including an adjustable dial for indicating levels of a personal desire decisional influence for a first individual;
- an indicator for displaying one at a time of at least two decisions of said first individual;
first device means adjustable by said first adjustment dial means, for causing said first decision indicator to display one decision when a total of decisional influence on said first individual exceeds a threshold and to display another decision when the total decisional influence on said first individual is less than said threshold, a physical output corresponding to each said decision being derivable;
second adjustment dial means including an adjustable dial for indicating levels of a personal desire decisional influence for a second individual;
an indicator for displaying one at a time of at least two decisions of said second individual;
second device means adjustable by said second adjustment dial means, for causing said second decision indicator to display one decision when a total of decisional influence on said second individual exceeds a threshold and to display another decision when the total decisional influence on said second individual is less than said threshold, said physical output being able to cause an influence on said second device means in analogy with a decisional influence on said second individual; and
means for substantially turning off said physical output influence,whereby the effect of interpersonal relationship is shown.
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Abstract
Apparatus for simulating living beings interacting in pairs, small groups, and large groups.
A 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.
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.
In 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.
A 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.
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.
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45 Claims
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1. Interpersonal relationship simulator apparatus comprising
first adjustment dial means including an adjustable dial for indicating levels of a personal desire decisional influence for a first individual; -
an indicator for displaying one at a time of at least two decisions of said first individual; first device means adjustable by said first adjustment dial means, for causing said first decision indicator to display one decision when a total of decisional influence on said first individual exceeds a threshold and to display another decision when the total decisional influence on said first individual is less than said threshold, a physical output corresponding to each said decision being derivable; second adjustment dial means including an adjustable dial for indicating levels of a personal desire decisional influence for a second individual; an indicator for displaying one at a time of at least two decisions of said second individual; second device means adjustable by said second adjustment dial means, for causing said second decision indicator to display one decision when a total of decisional influence on said second individual exceeds a threshold and to display another decision when the total decisional influence on said second individual is less than said threshold, said physical output being able to cause an influence on said second device means in analogy with a decisional influence on said second individual; and means for substantially turning off said physical output influence, whereby the effect of interpersonal relationship is shown. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29)
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21. For use in an interpersonal relationship simulator an individual simulator comprising
a sense port for admitting a physical force; -
means for variably attenuating said physical force; adjustable dial means attached to said attenuating means for enabling indication of levels of independence of said individual from at least one other individual; an adjustable dial for enabling indication of levels of a personal desire decisional influence for said individual; an indicator for displaying one at a time of at least two decisions of said individual; device means adjustable by said desire dial, for causing said decision indicator to display one decision when a total of decisional influence on said individual exceeds a threshold and to display another decision when the total decisional influence on said individual is less than said threshold, said physical force being able to cause an influence on said device means in analogy with a decisional influence on said individual; means for deriving a physical decision force having amounts corresponding to at least two decisions of said individual; means for interrupting said physical decision force; and a decision port at which said physical decision force is made available. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A man-woman relationship simulator comprising
a power supply for providing a positive supply voltage and a negative supply voltage with respect to a ground; -
a man-simulator and a woman-simulator apparatus each comprising an adjustment dial for indicating levels of personal desire, said desire dial being attached to a desire potentiometer connected from said negative to said positive voltage and having a wiper electrically connected to a variable resistance attached to an adjustment dial for indicating levels of attention to own desire; an adjustment dial for indicating levels of social expectations, said social expectation dial being attached to a social expectation potentiometer connected from said negative to said positive voltage and having a wiper electrically connected to a variable resistance attached to an adjustment dial for indicating levels of compliance with society; an adjustment dial for indicating levels of emotional independence from partner, said dial being attached to an emotional independence variable resistance having a first end and a second end; threshold detector means having an input connected to said desire attention variable resistance, to said compliance variable resistance, and to said second end of said emotional independence variable resistance; means responsive to said threshold detector for causing display of alternative decisions, said display causing means indicating one decision if a voltage at said input exceeds a threshold and indicating another decision if said input voltage does not exceed said threshold; and means for deriving a decision voltage having one polarity when said input voltage exceeds said threshold and having the opposite polarity when said input voltage does not exceed said threshold; said decision voltage of said man-simulator being delivered to said first end of said emotional independence variable resistance of said woman-simulator; and said decision voltage of said woman-simulator being delivered to said first end of said emotional independence variable resistance of said man-simulator. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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30. Interpersonal relationship simulator apparatus comprising
first adjustment means including first means for indicating first levels of decisional influence for a first simulated individual; -
first indicator means for displaying one at a time of at least two decisions of said first individual; second adjustment means including second means for indicating second levels of decisional influence for a second simulated individual; second indicator means for displaying one at a time of at least two decisions of said second individual; and device means for (A) causing said first decision indicator means to display one first individual decision when a total of decisional influence on said first individual, including said first levels and an influence due to said decisions of said second individual, exceeds a threshold and to display another first individual decision when the total of decisional influence on said first individual is less than said threshold and (B) causing said second decision indicator means to display one second individual decision when a total of decisional influence on said second individual, including said second levels and an influence due to said decisions of said first individual, exceeds a threshold and to display another second individual decision when the total of decisional influence on said second individual is less than said threshold, said device means including means for also enabling the indication of the decision which would be made by said first individual in substantial isolation from said second individual decisions influence. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. Interpersonal relationship simulator apparatus comprising
a first decisionmaking simulation apparatus comprising first adjustment means for indicating at least one decisional influence for a first simulated individual; -
first indicator means for displaying one at a time of a plurality of decisions of said first individual; and first device means for operating said first decision indicator means in response to said first adjustment means, a physical output corresponding to each said decision being derivable; and a second decisionmaking simulation apparatus comprising second adjustment means including means for indicating levels of decisional influence for a second simulated individual; second indicator means for displaying one at a time of at least two decisions of said second individual; second device means, adjustable by said second adjustment means, for causing said second decision indicator means to display one decision when a total of decisional influence on said second individual exceeds a threshold and to display another decision when the total decisional influence on said second individual is less than said threshold, said physical output being able to cause an influence on said second device means in analogy with a decisional influence on said second individual; and means for substantially turning off said physical output influence, whereby the effect of interpersonal relationship between said first and second simulated individuals is shown.
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42. Social group simulation apparatus comprising
a simulator of individual decisionmaking comprising adjustment means including first means for indicating first levels of a personal desire decisional influence for an individual; -
indicator means for displaying one at a time of at least two decisions of said individual; and device means adjustable by said adjustment means for causing said decision indicator means to display one decision when a total of decisional influence on said individual is greater than a threshold and to display another decision when the total decisional influence on said individual is less than said threshold, a first physical output corresponding to each said decision being derivable, said device means including means for substantially turning off said physical output; and social group body simulation means comprising a plurality of simulation units; a fanin comprising input resistances to said units, said input resistances being adjustable in statistical distribution, said first physical output being communicated to said fanin; and a fanout comprising a common connection to a decisional output of each of said simulation units, said fanout being adapted for bearing a common physical output for causing a physical influence on said device means analogous to a decisional influence. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. Interpersonal relationship simulator apparatus comprising
a first decisionmaking simulation apparatus adjustably indicating levels of one or more decisional influences upon a first simulated individual and displaying simulated decisions resulting from an action of forces in said first apparatus corresponding to said first decisional influences, a physical decision output being available from said first apparatus; - and
a second decisionmaking simulation apparatus adjustably indicating levels of one or more decisional influences upon a second simulated individual and displaying second simulated decisions, said physical decision output from said first apparatus causing an influence on said second apparatus in analogy with a decisional influence upon said second simulated individual, said second simulated decisions resulting from an action of forces in said second apparatus corresponding to said second decisional influences, whereby the simulation of interpersonal relationships is facilitated.
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