TERRITORY + PERSONAL SPACE

Question 1

Altman’s types of territory: Primary

Answer 1

E.g. home office
Owned in permanent manner
Extensively personalised; owner has complete control
Intrusion= serious matter

Question 2

Altman’s types of territory: Secondary

Answer 2

E.g. classroom
Not owned
May be personalised to some extent

Question 3

Altman’s types of territory: Public territory

Answer 3

Not owned, control is hard to assert

Sometimes personalised in a temporary way (form of defence)

Question 4

Felipe + Sommer

Answer 4

Effects + consequences of invasion of public territory

Field exp in uni library

Question 5

Felipe + Sommer

Answer 5

Ps= females who sat alone at a table
No consent
1. pulled up chair next to P- if P moves chair, exp moves chair same distance, exp then timed how long it took for P to move table
2. other conditions= varied by distance between P and Exp (amount of chairs)
3. final condition= observed from distance/no interference

Question 6

Felipe + Sommer- results

Answer 6

First condition- left table after short amount of time than other conditions
Attempts to prevent invasion- creating barriers (with books, etc)

Question 7

Felipe + Sommer- conclusions

Answer 7

Invading public territory has disruptive effect + use of barriers does not work, reaction= flee situation

Question 8

Personal space

Answer 8

Area with invisible boundaries

Portable territory, varies in size according to situation

Question 9

Hall’s four levels of spatial zones

Answer 9

Intimate- 15-46cm
Personal space- 46-120cm
Social space- 1.2-3.7m
Public space- upwards of 3.7m

Question 10

Middlemist’s aim

Answer 10

Invasion of personal space can lead to arousal

Investigate proposal of that invasion of personal space causes psychological arousal

Question 11

Middlemist, procedure

Answer 11

Field exp
Mens public lavatory
60 Ps- 1. exp stood immediately next to them, 2. exp stood on other end of urinals, 3. exp= absent
Measures taken:
How quickly they began to urinate
How much time it took for them to urinate
Camera inside cubicle

Question 12

Middlemist, results

Answer 12

Closer= longer P took to start urinating + less time to complete urination

Question 13

Middlemist conclusions

Answer 13

Suggests invasion of personal space in men produces psychological arousal
Caused by social stimulus of company affecting autonomic nervous system via central nervous system
More personal space invaded= more aroused