[🧠] Perry et al. (personal space) Flashcards
The study by Perry et al. investigated personal space (interpersonal distance). They tested how empathy and oxytocin affected the perception of personal space using a placebo to compare to oxytocin. Two experiments used different techniques to measure interpersonal distance and questionnaires were also used. Experiment 1 used a computerised version of the Comfortable Interpersonal Distance Scale. In Experiment 2, participants chose between pictures of different rooms
Define
placebo
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a procedure that has no effect but participants believe will have an effect on them
Define
personal space
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the space surrounding a person which they regard as psychologically theirs
What was the psychology being investigated?
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How people’s personal space preferences are affected by a few different factors such as oxytocin and empathy
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Sample size and gender
54 males
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Age of pps
19 - 32 years
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Why did the participants participate?
In exchange for course credit or payment
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Details of the sample
- from University of Haifa
- all undergrad students
- 5 left-handed
- normal or corrected-to-normal visual acuity
- no history of psychiatric or neurological disorders
The key fact about the ethical approval of the experiment
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- Written consent was obtained
- Ethical approval provided by the “Hadassah Medical Center’s Ethics Committee” and “Ethics Committee of the University of Haifa”
Define
empathy
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the way in which one individual reacts to the observed experiences of another
What was the mean percentage distance from stranger?
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39.82
Stranger
What was the mean percentage distance from authority figure?
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34.12
Authority figure
What was the mean percentage distance from friend?
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12.46
Friend
What was the mean percentage distance from ball?
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20.20
Ball
What was the background of the study?
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- Hall’s 4 zones of spatial distance
Describe the intimate distance in Hall’s 4 zones of spatial distance
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- between lovers or close family members
- all senses involved, vision limited
- 0 - 50cm
