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rooms than in public lounges, it is possible that some of
these other factors apart from room size may account for the
observed differences.
In the present study the couches were placed in the cen-
tral area of each room. This arrangement is hardly analagous
to those in most private homes where the furniture is often
arranged near one end of the room and two couches seldom
face one another. It is possible that the distance between
the furniture and the walls in smaller rooms may affect the
perceived "naturalness" of the arrangements. This can be
tested empirically by placing the arrangements in different
areas of the room.
Wink and Holt (1961) have found that the color of the
furniture can have a dramatic effect upon a person's will-
ingness to sit on a given chair or couch. For instance,
some patients in group therapy sessions have called a chair
with red upholstery "the hot seat." A few patients sit in
the red chair when excited or sexually aroused. By the same
token, a blue chair is sometimes referred to as "cool," and
some patients choose to sit on this chair when they feel
detached.
Before a relevant theory of group ecology can be de-
veloped, there are several problems of method which must be
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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/m1/28/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .