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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 292-298 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | COGNITION |
| Volume | 120 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 31 May 2011 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Humans' tendency to follow others' gaze is considered to be rather resistant to top-down influences. However, recent evidence indicates that gaze following depends on prior eye contact with the observed agent. Does observing two people engaging in eye contact also modulate gaze following? Participants observed two faces looking at each other or away from each other before jointly shifting gaze to one of two locations. Targets appeared either at the cued location or at the non-cued location. In three experiments gaze cueing effects (faster responses to objects appearing at the cued location) were found only when the two faces had looked at each other before shifting gaze. In contrast, no effects of gaze following were observed when the two faces had looked away from each other. Thus, the attentional relation between observed people modulates whether their gaze is followed.
Keywords
- Gaze following, Joint attention, Ostensive signals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- Language and Linguistics
- Psychology(all)
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Psychology(all)
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Social Sciences(all)
- Linguistics and Language
- Neuroscience(all)
- Cognitive Neuroscience
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In: COGNITION, Vol. 120, No. 2, 08.2011, p. 292-298.
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T1 - Observing shared attention modulates gaze following
AU - Böckler, Anne
AU - Knoblich, Günther
AU - Sebanz, Natalie
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AB - Humans' tendency to follow others' gaze is considered to be rather resistant to top-down influences. However, recent evidence indicates that gaze following depends on prior eye contact with the observed agent. Does observing two people engaging in eye contact also modulate gaze following? Participants observed two faces looking at each other or away from each other before jointly shifting gaze to one of two locations. Targets appeared either at the cued location or at the non-cued location. In three experiments gaze cueing effects (faster responses to objects appearing at the cued location) were found only when the two faces had looked at each other before shifting gaze. In contrast, no effects of gaze following were observed when the two faces had looked away from each other. Thus, the attentional relation between observed people modulates whether their gaze is followed.
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