Investigated the effects of physical closeness on male Ss' ratings of another male. Three experiments employed a total of 321 male college students. In Exp I a confederate with supposedly similar or dissimilar attitudes sat unusually close to Ss or sat at a normal distance. In Exps II and III the experimenter sat close to or at a normal distance from Ss while acting in a hostile or friendly manner. In all 3 studies, Ss' reactions to the other person showed a significant interaction between distance from and cues about the other. The other person was liked more when he sat close and was friendly or was similar, and he was liked less when he sat close and acted unfriendly or was dissimilar. A 3rd variable, whether or not the other person had a choice of where to sit, produced inconsistent results across the 1st 2 experiments. Implications for current theories of physical closeness are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)