Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Fundamental Attribution Error01:14

Fundamental Attribution Error

12.8K
According to some social psychologists, people tend to overemphasize internal factors as explanations—or attributions—for the behavior of other people. They tend to assume that the behavior of another person is a trait of that person, and to underestimate the power of the situation on the behavior of others. They tend to fail to recognize when the behavior of another is due to situational variables, and thus to the person’s state. This erroneous assumption is...
12.8K
Egoism and Altruism01:55

Egoism and Altruism

91.3K
Voluntary behavior with the intent to help other people is called prosocial behavior. Why do people help other people? Is personal benefit such as feeling good about oneself the only reason people help one another?
91.3K
Social Traps01:41

Social Traps

20.5K
Social traps are negative situations where people get caught in a direction or relationship that later proves to be unpleasant, with no easy way to back out of or avoid. The concept was orignally introduced by John Platt who applied psychology to Garrett Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons", where in New England herd owners could let their cattle graze in the common ground. This situation seems like a good idea, but an individual could have an advantage. If they owned...
20.5K
Bystander Effect02:09

Bystander Effect

9.5K
The discussion of bullying highlights the problem of witnesses not intervening to help a victim. This is a common occurrence, as the following well-publicized event demonstrates. In 1964, in Queens, New York, a 19-year-old woman named Kitty Genovese was attacked by a person with a knife near the back entrance to her apartment building and again in the hallway inside her apartment building. When the attack occurred, she screamed for help numerous times and eventually died from her stab wounds.
9.5K
Applications of GIS: Disaster Management and Emergency Response01:29

Applications of GIS: Disaster Management and Emergency Response

773
Geographic Information System (GIS) technology is essential for risk identification, action prioritization, and resource optimization in critical situations like flooding and earthquakes. By integrating spatial and demographic data, GIS provides a comprehensive framework for emergency response.GIS integrates data layers, like rainfall intensity, topography, elevation profiles, and river levels, to model high-risk flood zones. These layers assess areas susceptible to flooding based on their...
773
Personal Choice and Fate Attributions01:19

Personal Choice and Fate Attributions

285
Some individuals interpret life events as a consequence of their personal choices and actions, while others believe that outcomes are dictated by fate or destiny. This divergence in perspective has been examined in psychological and cross-cultural studies, particularly in relation to religious faith and cultural beliefs about causality.Fate and Personal ResponsibilityPeople who emphasize personal responsibility view events as direct consequences of their decisions. For instance, breaking a leg...
285

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Research Culture and Integrity in Japan: A Qualitative Study.

Science and engineering ethics·2026
Same author

Overview of Immunotherapy Administration for Miller Fisher Syndrome in Japan: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study.

Annals of clinical epidemiology·2026
Same author

Authors' response to reviewers' comments on "Effectiveness and safety of prasugrel- versus clopidogrel-based dual antiplatelet therapy for acute ischemic stroke".

Journal of the neurological sciences·2026
Same author

Effectiveness and safety of prasugrel- versus clopidogrel-based dual antiplatelet therapy for acute ischemic stroke.

Journal of the neurological sciences·2025
Same author

Favorable outcomes of epilepsy with gait-induced seizures after resection of the unilateral supplementary motor area.

Clinical neurophysiology practice·2025
Same author

Expert Consensus-Based Criteria for Identifying Lumbar Facet Joint Pain in Primary Care: Development Using Factor Analysis and a Modified Delphi Method.

Pain and therapy·2025

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 1, 2026

Assessing the Influence of Personality on Sensitivity to Magnetic Fields in Zebrafish
07:47

Assessing the Influence of Personality on Sensitivity to Magnetic Fields in Zebrafish

Published on: March 18, 2019

6.5K

Tsunami-tendenko and morality in disasters.

Satoshi Kodama

    Journal of Medical Ethics
    |March 28, 2013
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    Tsunami-tendenko, a disaster survival maxim, prioritizes self-preservation over aiding others, challenging traditional morality. This ethical analysis explores its controversial but effective application during the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami.

    More Related Videos

    Developing a Virtual Reality Video Game to Simulate Rip Currents
    08:37

    Developing a Virtual Reality Video Game to Simulate Rip Currents

    Published on: July 16, 2020

    5.3K
    Assessing Disaster Resilience of Concrete with Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
    05:45

    Assessing Disaster Resilience of Concrete with Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles

    Published on: November 14, 2025

    532

    Related Experiment Videos

    Last Updated: May 1, 2026

    Assessing the Influence of Personality on Sensitivity to Magnetic Fields in Zebrafish
    07:47

    Assessing the Influence of Personality on Sensitivity to Magnetic Fields in Zebrafish

    Published on: March 18, 2019

    6.5K
    Developing a Virtual Reality Video Game to Simulate Rip Currents
    08:37

    Developing a Virtual Reality Video Game to Simulate Rip Currents

    Published on: July 16, 2020

    5.3K
    Assessing Disaster Resilience of Concrete with Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
    05:45

    Assessing Disaster Resilience of Concrete with Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles

    Published on: November 14, 2025

    532

    Area of Science:

    • Disaster Management
    • Ethics
    • Sociology

    Background:

    • Disaster planning necessitates re-evaluating moral norms.
    • Everyday ethical rules may be suspended for practical disaster survival maxims.
    • Tsunami-tendenko, prioritizing self-preservation, emerged after the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explain the concept of tsunami-tendenko.
    • To address criticisms regarding its perceived selfishness and conflict with altruistic tendencies.
    • To provide ethical analysis for disaster evacuation policies.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of the tsunami-tendenko maxim.
    • Ethical examination of criticisms against the maxim.
    • Case study reference to the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake.

    Main Results:

    • Tsunami-tendenko, though emotionally difficult and criticized as selfish, led to the survival of students in a 2011 tsunami event.
    • The maxim challenges the natural tendency to help others in emergencies.
    • Ethical analysis is crucial for understanding and accepting such survival strategies.

    Conclusions:

    • Tsunami-tendenko presents a morally complex but pragmatically effective survival strategy in extreme disasters.
    • Addressing the ethical dilemmas of self-preservation versus altruism is vital for disaster preparedness.
    • Ethical clarity on evacuation policies can reduce confusion and improve disaster response.