Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of location on one's feeling under gaze concealed. In experiment I, a pair whose eyes were consealed was arranged in one of three location (front, diagonal, side) and four direction of his/her body (front, back, right, left) and investigated his/her feelings. ANOVA revealed that: (1) one's tension was high in front>diagonal>side order. (2) one's intimacy was strengthened when a pair was seated in symmetry arrangements. In experiment II, the instruction was about the location of his/her position and compared the following two condition. In one condition, subjects were asked to change the location and direction of his/her body, in the other condition, subjects were asked to change the direction of his/her body orientation and stable in his/her location. The results were as follows: (1) The tension was highest in front of the other, but there were no difference between diagonal and side regardless of changing the seats. (2) There were no effects of any factors in intimacy.
