Personal distance

How close do you stand to people when you talk to them? Is it different with different people? 

the four zones of proxemics

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Talk about it Look at these four zones. Which is which? Match each with a picture. Like this, 

  1. I think the intimate zone is A because....  How about you?
  2. Hmmm... I think it might be D because...

(You can click on each word to see the definition.)

  1. Intimate Zone  
  2. Personal Space  
  3. Social Zone  
  4. Public Distance  

The study of the space between people is called proxemics. 

Read this definition of proxemics.

the definition of proxemics

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article explaining who developed proxemics

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