Gaze is a powerful element of social interaction
- It reveals where a person is focusing their attention, and, when directed at us, it can have a strong emotional effect.
- Gaze can play a role in social organization, with a direct gaze demonstrating social dominance and gaze aversion indicating passivity.
- Eye contact can elicit alertness and bodily awareness, while indifference or aversion to eye contact can signal emotional or neurological disorders.
- When we direct our gaze at something or someone, others who notice subconsciously direct their gaze in the same manner. We can take advantage of this tendency to deliberately influence the gaze of others.
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