Abstract
The effects of invasion of personal space by a male and a female who approached subjects at near and far proximities were investigated. It was hypothesized that invasion at a near distance would produce greater withdrawal than at a far distance. It was also hypothesized that male dyads would elicit more withdrawal than female dyads and that mixed sex pairs would produce the least withdrawal. All combinations of sex of subject, sex of confederate, and near and far approach proximities were tested. As expected, near proximity produced significantly more withdrawal. However, more withdrawal was produced by the female than the male confederate. Finally, no support was given to the mixed versus same-sex dyad hypothesis.
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