THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
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The Experimental Study of the Effects of Seat Arrangement on One's Feelings
HAJIME YAMAGUCHIMASAO SUZUKI
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1996 Volume 36 Issue 2 Pages 219-229

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3 experiments were conducted to examine the factors of seat arrangements on one's feelings. In experiment I, we used our daily seat arrangements and examined the effect of which sitting first on one's feelings. The results were as follows: (1) the interpersonal distance of a pair strengthen one's tension and intimacy. (2) the effect of“seen by other person”was closely related to one's tension. In experiment II, we examined how distance, position, and direction of one's body would affect on one's feelings. The results were as follows: (3) one's tension was strengthened when one's position was in front of the other. (4) one's intimacy was strengthened when a pair was seated in symmetry arrangements. In experiment III, we examined the effects of gaze on one's feelings. The results were as follows: (5) one's tension was explained by the other's gaze. (6) one's intimacy was independent of the other's gaze and strengthened by symmetry arrangements.
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