Averted eye-gaze disrupts configural face encoding
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چکیده
• In the current research, two experiments detail how eye-gaze orientation (direct vs. averted) modulates how perceivers process faces. • Experiment 1 finds that averted gaze disrupts configural face encoding (compared to direct eye-gaze) using a version of the composite face procedure. • Experiment 2 manipulates whether perceivers can engage in configural encoding using face-inversion, and finds that inversion effects are greater for faces with direct than averted-gaze. • Collectively, these present findings extend research on the social cognitive implications of eye-gaze.
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