Abstract

Patterns in the use of personal space were observed in selected settings: the classroom, library, subway, bus, snacksar, cafeteria, and theater. Seats far from the door and the lectem were preferred in the classroom. In the library, seats far from the door and near from the walls were preferred. The outer rather than middle seats on the subway filled first, with no observable differences between the opposite and the same-side seats from the sliding doors. Passengers on the bus chose window seats in the front and middle over the aisle and the rear section. Students settled at table near the serving line in the cafeteria and closet to the counter in the snack bar, indicating perhaps of a choice of convenience, while their preference for inside seats away from the corridor possibly denote a desire for privacy. For theater goers, the seats of choice were opposite the entrance and in the upper-middle section.