Exam 7: Oculesics: Engaging Gaze and Other Eye Behaviors

In the first days after birth, infants look toward the people in their lives and use their eyes to ______.

Compare the characteristics and use of mutual gaze with the characteristics and use of one-sided gaze.

Each type of eye behavior used to express emotion is distinct which limits the possibility of potential misunderstandings.

Researchers have found that couples who lock eyes for a couple minutes are more likely to ______.

Explain the relationship between pupil dilation and oculesics.

We receive about ______ of our social information through sight.

At meetings, effective leaders often use a one-sided gaze, along with other nonverbal cues, directed at the person next in line to talk.

______ is the nonverbal code dealing with the use of one's eyes to send and receive messages.

The four main types of emotional displays that can be sent using oculesics include ______.

The sexual objectification of women's bodies by men through prolonged staring and evaluation is known as the ______ gaze.

Jaritza was unsure how she felt about Brad and didn't intend to send him any signals of encouragement. However, Jaritza's pupils dilated whenever they spent time together. Despite her conscious attempts to remain neutral, Brad found himself more and more attracted to her based on ______.

When we used a broad, open smile accompanied by nonthreatening eye behavior we send the social signal that we are safe to approach.

Eye contact happens when two people look at one another, often when one of those people is unaware that the eye contact is occurring.

Identify and describe each of the three of eye behaviors, using an example for each that includes additional verbal and nonverbal expression that supports that eye behavior.

Unlike other nonverbal behaviors which can be used to express an array of emotion, eye contact is reserved for sending messages which contain positive emotional content such as attraction or liking.

Research has shown that we find a person more attractive if they ______.

Unlike gaze behavior which is intentionally used as a form of communication, we rarely use eye movements to send a message.

Gaze avoidance occurs when someone actively avoids the gaze of another individual and depending upon the person or the situation ______.

Rachel, the executive director of a local nonprofit organization, is well-respected in her community and well-like by the members of her organization's board of directors. They especially appreciate how Rachel manages the flow of meetings, prompting each of them to speak in turn using an eye contact technique known as the ______.

The social information we receive through our eyes provides valuable information necessary for survival but offers little guidance about how we should respond socially to the people we encounter in our daily lives.