Subliminal gaze cues increase preference levels for items in the gaze direction

Another individual's gaze automatically shifts an observer's attention to a location. This reflexive response occurs even when the gaze is presented subliminally over a short period. Another's gaze also increases the preference level for items in the gaze direction; however, it was pr...

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Published inCognition and emotion Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 1146 - 1151
Main Authors Mitsuda, Takashi, Masaki, Syuta
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.08.2018
Subjects
Cues
attention
Gaze
subliminal
preference
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Summary:Another individual's gaze automatically shifts an observer's attention to a location. This reflexive response occurs even when the gaze is presented subliminally over a short period. Another's gaze also increases the preference level for items in the gaze direction; however, it was previously unclear if this effect occurs when the gaze is presented subliminally. This study showed that the preference levels for nonsense figures looked at by a subliminal gaze were significantly greater than those for items that were subliminally looked away from (Task 1). Targets that were looked at by a subliminal gaze were detected faster (Task 2); however, the participants were unable to detect the gaze direction (Task 3). These results indicate that another individual's gaze automatically increases the preference levels for items in the gaze direction without conscious awareness.
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ISSN:0269-9931
1464-0600
DOI:10.1080/02699931.2017.1371002