Tag: gaze
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EYE CONTACT AS BODY LANGUAGE
Eye contact serves a social function, which includes creating intimacy and showing social competence. In social anxiety, however, it is a source of anxiety leading the individual to avert direct gaze What is less known is that eye contact is typically averted in situations where there is a high cognitive load (i.e., cognition refers to…
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MINDRISELIFE GUIDE TO PRACTICING EYE CONTACT
Making eye contact will provide you with valuable information about the person you are interacting with and the exchange itself. Particularly, you will get a more accurate idea of the type of interaction you are having, be it positive, negative or neutral. LEVEL 0: By yourself Sit or stand 18 inches away from a mirror…