MENTAL MODEL · M3062

Proxemics

BehaviorHigh supportPsychology

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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Proposed by Edward Hall, it studies human use of space and the impact of distance on communication. It is divided into four distances: intimate distance, personal distance, social distance, and public distance. Scaffolding role: implicit boundary perception. It helps us understand the "safe distance" in different cultures and contexts. In office environment design and business negotiation seating arrangements, spatial distance is used to regulate psychological pressure or intimacy.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Implicit boundary perception. It helps us understand the "safe distance" in different cultures and contexts. In office environment design and business negotiation seating arrangements, spatial distance is used to regulate psychological pressure or intimacy.

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Interpersonal distance carries communicative meaning, divided into four zones: intimate, personal, social, and public; distance regulates intimacy and pressure, and varies with culture. Space is an implicit boundary language.

MINIMUM ACTION

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Practice this model in one real situation:

First, identify the appropriate distance zone for the scenario. Second, use distance to regulate psychological pressure or intimacy. Third, calibrate differences across cultures. Fourth, arrange seating or layout to serve goals (negotiation: distant
collaboration: close).

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Source support: Explicit

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