Personal space Flashcards
1
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What can personal space be affected by?
A
gender, culture,s status
2
Q
What study did agneeska sorrowkowska
A
She questioned 9000 people from 42 different countries asking them to indicate on a drawing there prefered distance when in coversation with an aquatance or a friend,
3
Q
What did they find in this study(agneiszka sorowkowska)
A
there were large cultural differences. for example saudi arabian people said 125cm for strangers and 95cm for friends- people from england said 100 cm for strangers and 55cm for friends
4
Q
What did they conclude?
A
Agneeszka concluded that climate had an influence in warmer contries people prefered to mantain close distances towards strangers but further distances towards friends
