Eye fixations of the face are normally directed towards either the eyes or the
mouth, however the proportions of gaze to either of these regions are dependent on
context. Previous studies of gaze behavior demonstrate a tendency to stare into a target’s
eyes, however no studies investigate the differences between when participants believe
they are engaging in a live interaction compared to knowingly watching a pre-recorded
video, a distinction that may contribute to studies of memory encoding. This study
examined differences in fixation behavior for when participants falsely believed they
were engaging in a real-time interaction over the internet (“Real-time stimulus”)
compared to when they knew they were watching a pre-recorded video (“Pre-recorded
stimulus”). Results indicated that participants fixated significantly longer towards the
eyes for the pre-recorded stimulus than for the real-time stimulus, suggesting that
previous studies which utilize pre-recorded videos may lack ecological validity. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_33693 |
| Contributors | Kleiman, Michael J. (author), Barenholtz, Elan (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 42 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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