When discussing the idea of personal space, the social zone is:
a. between 30 centimetres and 90 centimetres.
b. between 46 centimetres and 1.2 metres.
c. between 1.2 metres and 3.6 metres.
d. greater than 3.6 metres.
c
Everyone has their own idea of comfort when it comes to
personal space. Generally though, the personal zone is 46 cm
to 1.2 m, the social zone 1.2 m to 3.6 m and the public zone
over 3.6 m. The public zone occurs when addressing a large
group of people, whereas the social zone is the distance kept
between a person and strangers.
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