PUBLIC DISTANCE ZONE

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N., Pam M.S.
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A term in social psychology, it is the zone of comfort adopted by an individual when interacting with others in a group. That is, their "personal space".

PUBLIC DISTANCE ZONE: "Lance jokingly referred to his public distance zone as "MySpace"."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. DISTANCE ZONE
  2. INTIMATE ZONE
  3. SOCIAL ZONE
  4. PUBLIC TERRITORY
  5. PERSONAL DISTANCE ZONE
  6. GROUP SPACE
  7. ISOLATE
  8. POSITION
  9. BODY BUFFER ZONE
  10. LOCAL ENHANCEMENT
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "PUBLIC DISTANCE ZONE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/public-distance-zone/ (accessed January 30, 2020).
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