Which statement about nonverbal use of space is FALSE?

A. Middle-class suburbanites in the United States tend to have open backyards, but people in Latin America tend to have walls.
B. Americans tend to stand much closer to each other than do people from most other countries.
C. Strangely enough, people tend to stay farther apart in small places like elevators.
D. Strangely enough, people tend to stand close together in a large space like an auditorium.


Answer: B

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