in indiana, usa, a man left his house early one morning to go grocery shopping. After picking out the items he wanted to buy, he made his way to the till . he took out his wallet to pay and while he was waiting for his change he noticed he was the only customer in the shop. suddenly, he was overcome by a strange desire to rob the place. without thinking about it , he demanded all the cash from the grocery till. the cashier handed it to him and he made his getaway - leaving his wallet on the counter with all his identification.
it seems that stress reduces one's ability to deal with new situations or ideas. this happended to a man from illinois, usa, who kidnapped a motorist by pretending to have a gun. he forced tha driver to take him to two different cashpoint cashpoints, where he withdrew money - from his own account. instead of trying to understand the new situation and behave in an appropriate way , the man continued to behave as before . out of habit