A direct link between gaze perception and social attention

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 634-644

  Bayliss, Andrew P ^a   Bartlett, Jessica ^a   Naughtin, Claire K ^a   Kritikos, Ada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Gaze cueing; Gaze perception; Social attention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CUES; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958725724     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020559     Document Type: Article

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