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The Effect of Facial Disfigurement on the Proxemic Behavior of the General Public (1982)
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Rumsey, N., Bull, R., & Gahagan, D. (1982). The Effect of Facial Disfigurement on the Proxemic Behavior of the General Public. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 12(2), 137-150. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1982.tb00855.x

The personal space afforded to a disfigured or nondisfigured confederate by 450 pedestrians in a busy street was measured. In Condition 1, the confederate had a birthmark under the right eye (permanent disfigurement). In Condition 2, this was replace... Read More about The Effect of Facial Disfigurement on the Proxemic Behavior of the General Public.