What is Signalled by Proximity?
- 1 February 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 30 (1) , 39-42
- https://doi.org/10.1177/003151257003000101
Abstract
An experiment was carried out to determine how proximity is perceived as a cue in dyadic interaction. Ss held conversations with 3 confederates at distances of 2, 4, and 8 ft. and completed 21 7-point rating scales. Proximity did not account for any significant amount of variance in any scale. Confederates were perceived differently after interviews than after informal conversations. Ss did not give more favourable ratings to confederates who sat nearer their own preferred proximity, as determined by the method of limits. It is concluded that while proximity has certain dear determinants, e.g., liking and emotional adjustment, these are not reflected in the way proximity is perceived.Keywords
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