Non Verbal Communication Eye Contact

Question 1

Eye contact is

Answer 1

When 2 people look at each other’s eyes at the same time

Question 2

Regulating flow of conversation

Answer 2

Kendon study suggested that participants look away when they were about to speak and gave prolonged gaze when about to finish.

Question 3

Signalling attraction

Answer 3

Conway study suggests that people who use eye contact are judged are more attractive

Question 4

Expressing emotion

Answer 4

In Adam and Klerk study participants judged emotions as more intense if faces were looking straight at them

Question 5

Eva: real-world application

Answer 5

People with autism could be taught to increase eye contact to improve social skills.

Question 6

Eva: Artificial studies

Answer 6

Most of the studies on eye contact involve artificial tasks, which makes them lack validity

Question 7

Eva: use of rating scales

Answer 7

Ratting attractiveness can lack objectivity