Psychology -- Observations Scenario This Essay

He also checked his watch regularly and he seemed to check for messages of some sort several times because he used his cell phone to dial a number and then pressed buttons and listened briefly to the phone before hanging up.

When the bartender approached to ask whether he wanted another drink, he responded politely by shaking his head and putting up his hand; once the bartender left to attend to other customers, the subject moved his almost empty glass a little bit closer to himself and also slightly repositioned the napkin next to the empty stool to his left. Shortly afterwards, several more people approached the bar near him and one of them asked him whether the empty stool was occupied. He seemed to respond more apologetically than necessary because he continued explaining long after the individual who asked about it began nodding and indicating with his hand gestures that he understood almost immediately.He also seemed to tell the person something about why he had reserved the empty stool because the other individual started nodding and seemed to mouth the words "good luck" afterwards. Shortly after that exchange, the subject changed seats, taking the empty stool and switched the position of the clean napkin and his drink.

After approximately 20 minutes, the subject began checking his watch more frequently and shifted in his seat in a manner that seemed to indicate growing impatience. A little while later, a woman entered the restaurant by herself and stopped to scan the area in much the same way as the subject had before proceeding to the bar. The subject caught her eye before she noticed him and he raised his hand slightly in a subtle greeting gesture when she was halfway to the bar. She smiled and approached as he stood up to greet her with a handshake. He….....