Attitude Similarity,Attraction, and Physical Proximity In a Dynamic Space1 |
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Authors: | Frederick E. Tesch Ted L. Huston Eugene A. Indenbaum |
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Abstract: | Previous research on physical proximity as an index of attraction based on attitude similarity has been limited to semifixed feature spaces. The present study tested the similarity-proximity relationship in a dynamic space. Female subjects' attraction to a female confederate was manipulated by means of false attitude information. The subjects then briefly interacted with the confederate in a dynamic space. Subjects' spatial behaviors were not directly related to attitude similarity-dissimilarity or to attraction. The implications of these findings for the generality of the similarity-proximity relationship and for research on nonverbal communication are discussed. |
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