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more EC) to other females than do males to other males (Exline,
Gray & Schuette, 1965; Little, 1968). There is also evidence
to suggest that in positive-affect situations, female schemata
entail greater distances with the opposite sex, than those of
males (Dosey & Meisels, 1969;, Meisels & Guardo, 1969). This
particular finding supports the notion of greater male as-
sertiveness and female passivity in heterosexual interaction 1
within this culture. Horowitz (1964) used an approach method j
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to study body-buffer zones and found that Ss of boxh sexes I
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placed closer distances between themselves and females than
between themselves and males. Similarly, all of Kendpn's I
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Ss looked more overall when talking to females than when ■
talking to males (Kendon & Cook, 1969). In terms of physio-
logical arousal, McBride (1965) discovered that individuals
of either sex attained higher GSR levels when apprqached by
male experimenters than when approached by female experi-
menters. The Ss also responded more overall to approaching
experimenters of the opposite sex.
It must be pointed out at this time that the variables
and resulting spatial behavior patterns which have been
discussed thus far fall under the influence of common social
experiences and therefore may differ somewhat from culture
to culture. Little (1968) found significant differences in
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West, Geoffrey B. The Relationship Between Room Size and the Limits for Comfortable Conversation, thesis, May 1972; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131525/m1/14/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .