Document Type

Thesis

Date of Degree Completion

Fall 1974

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Mental Health Counseling

Committee Chair

Larry M. Sparks

Second Committee Member

James E. Klahn

Third Committee Member

Warren Street

Abstract

Subjects were requested to enter the experimental setting, choose a chair, and sit while speaking to an adult female who listened to the child for two minutes. The distance and angle of seating were measured and studied with regard to the age, sex, grade level, height, handedness, academic achievement, size of chair used, and the listener.

The results indicated that seating distance was influenced by the sex, age and height of the subject and size of chair chosen. The angle of seating chosen was influenced by the sex and height of the subject and the size of chair chosen. It was concluded that the ideal furniture arrangement, for working with one child, would be to allow as much flexibility as possible without interfering with the task at hand.

The data was reported in terms of correlations.

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