Communication amplified by power

While we are on a flight, there are plenty of changes that we can experience:

• Change in brain chemistry and memory due to the deficiency in oxygen.
• Cognitive deficits in people who are already ill.
• Increased tiredness and more yawning during the flight.
• Deterioration in vision, dryness of skin, change in taste of food due to a reduction in the sensitivity of our taste buds and a decrease in the sense of smell.
• Change in air-pressure makes passengers generally uncomfortable with the sitting.

Mood swings, along with general anxiety or nervousness are common among flight passengers.

• Less oxygen can increase the effects of alcohol and the overall anxiety. These factors contribute to emotional changes, which can make people less friendly, more stressed out and lethargic.
• People are also prone to severe mood swings, like having extreme emotional reactions to movie scenes which would otherwise appear normal to them.

Social psychologists have consistently found that people are more willing to take action in a clear emergency than in an ambiguous situation.

When facing an ambiguous situation, our natural tendency is to look to others for guidance. But if each person is looking to the people around them to act, no one wants to risk feeling foolish and embarrassed, and the problematic situation will be left unchallenged. However, we can sharpen specific skills for challenging bad behavior.

Find a quick and straightforward way of expressing concern or disapproval when you're dealing with bad behavior. This identifies that the action isn't a reasonable one for the person doing the negative thing and for the others observing it.

One study showed that the best confrontation was calm but direct: "Hey, that's not cool."