Last autumn I read a news article about the result of a study that
showed that for many of the people who jump from the upper floors of a
building on fire, the ground appears to be not very far down (because
of their psychological state) and therefore they think they won't be
killed by jumping. I asked a PhD in psychology about this and he
confirmed it.

I'd like to see a peer reviewed article in a reputable pub about this
phemomenon.

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Clarification of Question by donkan-ga on 26 Sep 2002 02:42 PDT

"I'd like to see a peer reviewed article in a reputable pub about this
phemomenon." 

Of course, I don't expect to be able to read the article on the web.
Just the bibliographical reference will do.

donkan-ga

This may or may not be what you are looking for but this article talks
about some of the psychological aspects of those that jump
from tall buildings:

Suicide attempts by firearms and by leaping from heights: A
comparative
study of survivors 
The American Journal of Psychiatry; Washington; Sep 1999; Gregory M de
Moore; Andrew R
Robertson;