Eye Fixations of the Face Are Modulated by Perception of a Bidirectional Social Interaction

• Other Authors: Kleiman, Michael J. (author)
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Florida Atlantic University
• Subjects: Eye > Movements; Eye tracking; Gaze > Psychological aspects; Nonverbal communication; Optical pattern recognition; Perceptual motor processes; Visual perception
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004701; http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004701

Eye fixations of the face are normally directed towards either the eyes or the mouth, however the proportions of gaze to either of these regions are dependent on context. Previous studies of gaze behavior demonstrate a tendency to stare into a target’s eyes, however no studies investigate the differences between when participants believe they are engaging in a live interaction compared to knowingly watching a pre-recorded video, a distinction that may contribute to studies of memory encoding. This study examined differences in fixation behavior for when participants falsely believed they were engaging in a real-time interaction over the internet (“Real-time stimulus”) compared to when they knew they were watching a pre-recorded video (“Pre-recorded stimulus”). Results indicated that participants fixated significantly longer towards the eyes for the pre-recorded stimulus than for the real-time stimulus, suggesting that previous studies which utilize pre-recorded videos may lack ecological validity. === Includes bibliography. === Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. === FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection