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Although much anecdotal evidence exists about human subjects’ reactivity to being photographed, this behavior has been little examined. The present study was a field experiment in which unaccompanied members of an American university community had their photographs taken by a photographer unfamiliar to them. The results indicate that subjects react to having their photographs taken as an invasion of personal space, frequently responding with displays of submission.
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Guile, M.N., Shapiro, N.R. & Boice, R. Reactivity to being photographed: An invasion of personal space. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 16, 113–114 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334454
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