When we avert our gaze in a crowded gym locker room to indicate respect for someone's privacy, we are practicing the behavior known as ________.
A) eye avoidance
B) personal space
C) civil inattention
D) territoriality

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Civil inattention refers to the practice of deliberately ignoring others to maintain their privacy in social situations, such as avoiding eye contact in a crowded gym locker room to respect someone's privacy.

When We Avert Our Gaze in a Crowded Gym Locker