86 customers were randomly selected for observation as they entered a bank. A number of behavioral and situational variables were recorded by the experimenter on a portable tape recorder. The only significant predictor of satisfaction was the number of customers in the bank. The more crowded the bank, the less satisfied was the customer. The results were explained in terms of the violation of personal space and/or the subject's perception of depersonalized service.
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