These findings suggest that infant gaze following behaviour is associated with both communicative cues and physiological arousal. Furthermore, increases in HR predicted gaze following whether it was accompanied by communicative cues or not. Eye Contact in InfantsĪ 2019 study, looking at the affects of eye contact in babies from 9-10 months old, found eye contact led to an elevation in the infants' heart rates (HRs) and that HR during eye contact was predictive of later gaze following. It's important to know what you feel like when making eye contact in order to become better at it. Look at this person as if you were talking to one of your friends and feel how comfortable or uncomfortable you are with making eye contact.ĭid you feel self conscious? Did you feel you couldn't look her in the eyes? did you find yourself laughing nervously? Did you feel attracted to her? To find out just how comfortable you feel with eye contact I am going to show you a video of someone who is just looking at the camera.

You might think it's just a matter of looking people in the eye when you are talking and looking at people when you are talking, it's not that simple. The truth is mastering the art of eye contact is not as easy as you might think. If you become aware that you're not making enough eye contact or you're making too much, you become self conscious and that weird behaviour kicks in you stare at one eye too long, making the speaker feel self conscious, you might stare at the chin too long if you are using a triangular approach to eye contact. However, the trick to eye contact is making it a subconscious behaviour. If you know what I am talking about by avoiding eye contact with others, you'll know just how debilitating it can be when communicating with others.Įye contact is important as it conveys an inner confidence. Have you ever spoken to someone and they seemed to shift uncomfortably, looking at their shoes and failing to make eye contact with you? They maybe look you in the eye then immediately dart away looking at their shoes again.įor the more adept among us that type of behaviour is a bit odd.

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