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Subtle turning away or closing of a circle that leaves a person outside the group.
As a newcomer approaches, the shoulders of the circle close and no gap opens.
Read a closed circle and turned backs as a sign that the group is not yet welcoming.
People may simply be unaware of the newcomer, so the signal is not always deliberate.
The way the most influential person in a group tends to claim central or commanding space.
ExploreThe tendency of people who agree or feel close to gather physically together.
ExploreThe unconscious matching of posture and movement among members of a cohesive group.
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