CMN 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Anxiety Disorder, Eye Tracking, Anxiety Disorder
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People with social anxiety disorder showed greater global gaze avoidance in response to both the positive & negative video clips, compared to controls. *** this study supports the bivalent fear of evaluation model. Also suggests gaze aversion could be used as a tool for diagnosing social anxiety. *** usually listeners eye gaze more than speakers. Looking as the listener implies that you are listening to the speaker. Showing that you are paying attention to speaker. Look away at the beginning of speaking turn. This is a way to hold the floor. Can avoid seeing anyone who wants to interject. This can signal to others that the speaker"s turn is coming to an end. Listeners can often pick up on this behavior because the listener is. Cognitive interference effect already looking at the speaker. Predicts that if you are hearing abstract info, it will be cognitively demanding for you. If engaging in eye gaze, cognitive load will go up.
