Deck 4: Proxemics Territory and Environment

Question 1

This type of territory you are free to use as you wish, as long as you have a legitimate use for that territory. It is subject to temporary ownership. A seat in a movie theater might be an example or a park bench. Which type of territory is it?

A) Public Territory.
B) Interactional Territory.
C) Home Territory.
D) Body Territory.
E) None of the above.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

This type of territory leaves you free to use it as you please; you can often lock it and keep others out. You can also claim this territory by feeling comfortable in it, such as a desk you claim as yours in a classroom. Which type of territory is it?

A) Public Territory.
B) Interactional Territory.
C) Home Territory.
D) Body Territory.
E) None of the above.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

This "territory of self" is a well-bounded space, usually for one person at a time. A study carrel (desk) might be one example. Which is it?

A) The turn.
B) The stall.
C) Use space.
D) Information preserve.
E) None of the above.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

This "territory of self" involves facts about ourselves that we wish others NOT to know. Which is it?

A) The turn.
B) The stall.
C) Use space.
D) Information preserve.
E) None of the above.

Question 5

You are having your personal (or body) space invaded by someone. You assume a posture where you put a foot out in front of yourself and cross your arms across your chest. Which form of territorial defense is this?

A) Tenure.
B) Expulsion.
C) Offensive Display.
D) Markers.
E) None of the above.

Question 6

It is mid-semester and you have been sitting in the same seat all semester. You come into class one day, and someone is in "your seat." You give them a dirty look and move on to another desk, being careful not to take what you know to be someone else's regular seat. Which form of territorial defense that you thought you had exhibited has been violated?

A) Tenure.
B) Expulsion.
C) Offensive Display.
D) Markers.
E) None of the above.

Question 7

It defines an area for gathering food, it ensures an adequate food supply, it provides an area for meeting and caring for young, it provides an escape from enemies, it provides an advantage in fighting enemies, it helps in the regulation of population density, and helps regulate the spread of disease. What do these issues refer to?

A) How humans use territory purposively.
B) The factors that can create a perception of crowding.
C) The reasons why territory is important.
D) The issues that seem to affect how we react to territorial invasions.
E) None of the above.

Question 8

Surveillance, Behavioral Constraint, and Stimuli Overload. What do these issues refer to?

A) How humans use territory purposively.
B) The factors that can create a perception of crowding.
C) The reasons why territory is important.
D) The issues that seem to affect how we react to territorial invasions.
E) None of the above.

Question 9

We use it differently at different times; as density increases, we do not always act aggressively; it aids in providing food, shelter, recreation, etc.; we maintain several; humans are the only ones who "visit" without antagonism; and we usually have more territory than we need to survive. What do these issues refer to?

A) How humans use territory purposively.
B) The factors that can create a perception of crowding.
C) The reasons why territory is important.
D) The issues that seem to affect how we react to territorial invasions.
E) None of the above.

Question 10

You walk into a courtroom, and the environment sends the message of being official, as opposed to your room in your apartment where you feel it is less official and more comfortable. Which way that we perceive environments is this?

A) Formality.
B) Warmth.
C) Privacy.
D) Familiarity.
E) None of the above.

Question 11

Bathrooms in most homes are constructed to send this perceptual message.

A) Formality.
B) Warmth.
C) Privacy.
D) Familiarity.
E) None of the above.

Question 12

You feel comfortable in your den because of its colors, lighting, and more comfortable chairs. Dens should probably send this message, since more time is spent there conversing. Which of the ways we perceive environments is this?

A) Formality.
B) Warmth.
C) Privacy.
D) Familiarity.
E) None of the above.

Question 13

Give two examples of interactional territory.

Question 14

Give an example of "use space."

Question 15

Tell the other dimensions (beyond the basic 6) that will affect how we structure an environment.

Question 16

Give an example of how you use markers to save your seat in a classroom.

Question 17

Tell the seven issues that seem to affect how we react to territorial invasions.

Question 18

Tell the findings of Bruneau about environmental spaces.

Question 19

Using an example, discuss how you have seen someone use "Interactional Territory" and "block your passage," and discuss how you reacted.

Question 20

Using an example, discuss how you have reacted to crowding and/or density issues.

Question 21

Using an example, discuss how you have seen room color and aesthetics, and/or room shape and size, and/or temperature and humidity affect what goes on in that environment.

Question 22

Using an example, discuss how you would structure your work environment to create certain messages, if you had that option