Read the passage given below and answer the question given below: In social situations, human beings like to maintain a certain physical distance from the person with whom they are interacting. The physical space we like to have all around us. One reason for the negative reactions to crowding, as described earlier, is the decrease in personal space. Personal space can vary between people, between situations and settings, and between cultures. Some average distances have been observed in certain cultures. Edward Hall, an anthropologist, mentioned four kinds of interpersonal physical distance, depending on the situation: • The distance you maintain when you are talking privately to someone or interacting with a very close friend or relative. • The distance you maintain when you are interacting one-to-one with a close friend, relative, or even with someone not very close to you in a work setting or other social situation. • The distance you maintain when the interaction is formal, and not close. • The distance you maintain in a formal setting, where there is a large number of persons. For example, the distance of an audience from a public speaker, or a teacher in a classroom.

It is one type of distance you maintain in a formal setting, where there is a large number of persons. For example, the distance of an audience from a public speaker, or a teacher in a classroom.

Social distance Public distance Intimate distance Personal distance

Public distance

Public distance (10 feet to infinity): The distance you maintain in a formal setting, where there is a large number of persons. For example, the distance of an audience from a public speaker, or a teacher in a classroom.