APA Dictionary of Psychology

secondary territory

Updated on 04/19/2018
  1. a space routinely used by a person or group who does not control or use it exclusively (e.g., the local tennis court). Habitués may harbor feelings of possession, but they will acknowledge others’ claims. Compare primary territory; public territory. See also proxemics.
  2. in animal behavior, see home range.
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