The sequence of interpersonal-distance zones in proxemics, from nearest to…
2022
The sequence of interpersonal-distance zones in proxemics, from nearest to farthest, is:
(A) Personal
(B) Intimate
(C) Public
(D) Social
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: D. (B), (A), (D), (C) — ConceptProxemics studies how people use interpersonal distance as part of non-verbal communication. In Edward T. Hall’s model, the four distance zones…
- A.
(A), (B), (C), (D)
- B.
(B), (C), (D), (A)
- C.
(C), (D), (A), (B)
- D.
(B), (A), (D), (C)
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Correct answer: D
Concept
Proxemics studies how people use interpersonal distance as part of non-verbal communication.
In Edward T. Hall’s model, the four distance zones progress from the smallest to the largest distance: intimate, personal, social, and public.
Application
Match each listed term to its fixed stem label: Personal, Intimate, Public, and Social.
Arrange the zones from nearest to farthest: Intimate → Personal → Social → Public.
This order corresponds to the sequence Intimate, Personal, Social, Public.
Cross-check
Reading from farthest back to nearest gives Public → Social → Personal → Intimate, which reverses to the same nearest-to-farthest order.
Contrast
Proxemics concerns interpersonal space; kinesics concerns body movement, gestures, and posture.
Personal → Intimate → Public → Social begins by moving inward before moving outward.
Intimate → Public → Social → Personal jumps to the farthest zone before returning inward.
Public → Social → Personal → Intimate is the farthest-to-nearest reversal of the requested direction.
Therefore, the required sequence by value is Intimate → Personal → Social → Public.