Knowing looks: Using gaze aversion to tell when children are learning
Monday, June 2, 2008 - 10:14
in Psychology & Sociology
People use eye contact in a variety of ways every minute of every day but how often do you find yourself staring into space with concentrating on an issue or problem? Psychologists now know that people who are carrying out a complex task tend to look away from anyone else who is nearby. They refer to it as 'gaze aversion'.