Distances Between People (Hidden Dimension 1)

Question 1

Four Distances were sufficient; these Edward T. Hall have termed as:

Answer 1

Intimate zone
2. Personal zone
3. Social zone
4. Public zone

Question 2

refers to the study
of the relationships between
Man and the Spatial Dimension
of his environment,

Answer 2

Distances Between People or proximics

Question 3

Why do we need to know more about those 4 zones?

Answer 3

provide a good distance between
people to make them feel comfortable.

Question 4

At WHAT distance, the presence of other
person is unmistakable and may at times be
overwhelming.

Answer 4

Intimate

Question 5

It includes the following signals: AT INTIMATE

Answer 5

1. Sight (often distorted)
2. Olfaction is felt.
3. heat from the other person’s body
4. Whisper.
5. Smell and feel of breath

Question 6

(children & close family members).
* Physical contact or the high
possibility of physical involvement
is uppermost in the awareness of both
persons.

Answer 6

Intimate Zone (Close phase) 0-15

Question 7

Many people find such physical nearness
to be psychologically disturbing and
uncomfortable, though it is accepted as a
the fact of modern life.
* In an impersonal crowded situation:
* eye contact tends to be avoided.
* The basic tactics is to be as immobile
as possible.

Answer 7

Intimate Zone (Far phase) Distance: (15-46 cm)

Question 8

(Conversations with friends, to chat with associates, and in group discussions). in wich space

Answer 8

Personal Zone

Question 9

and inexpressive person tends to
increase the distance between himself and
people around him.

Answer 9

introvert

Question 10

this distance consistently separates the members of non-contact species.

Answer 10

Personal Zone (Close phase)* Distance: (46-76cm)

Question 11

• At this distance:
  One can hold or grasp the other person.
  Fine hair of the face, eyelashes, and pores is clearly visible.

Answer 11

Personal Zone (Close phase)

Question 12

two people can touch-fingers if they extend both arms.

Keeping someone at “Arm’s length” is one way of expressing the far phase of this distance.

Answer 12

Personal Zone (Far phase) Distance: (76-122cm)

Question 13

At this distance:
1. The voice level is moderate.
2. No body heat is perceptible.
3. Olfaction is not normally present.

Answer 13

Personal Zone (Far phase)

Question 14

This space reserved for strangers, newly formed groups, and new friends

Answer 14

Social Zone

Question 15

Impersonal business occurs at this distance.
* People who work together

Answer 15

Social Zone (Close phase)* Distance: (122-213 cm)

Question 16

• Business and social discourse are conducted
  at the far end of this distance.
• It has a more formal character
• Desks in the offices of important people

Answer 16

Social Zone (Far phase)Distance: (213- 366cm).

Question 17

At this distance phase:
The voice level is noticeably louder than in the close phase.

Answer 17

Social Zone (Far phase)

Question 18

we lose the connection and interaction with
other people.

Answer 18

Public Zone

Question 19

Distance: (366-610cm)
2. Formal Style space.

Answer 19

Public Zone (Close phase)

Question 20

1. Distance: (762 cm or more)
2. Examples:
   * People in public occasions.
   * Speaking in front the audience (public
   speaking)
   * Performing on stage or in a public
   space.

Answer 20

Public Zone (Far phase)