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  • Psychology
  • Social Vision
  • Perception

Background:

  • Gaze direction is crucial for social interaction, aiding in understanding intentions and attention.
  • Perception of gaze vergence offers insights into fixation distance but lacks empirical study.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate systematic biases in perceiving others' gaze vergence and fixation depth.
  • To explore factors influencing these perception biases, such as gaze direction and sensory uncertainty.

Main Methods:

  • Observational study analyzing human perception of gaze vergence.
  • Experimental manipulation of gaze direction (downward) and sensory conditions (uncertainty).

Main Results:

  • Observers exhibit systematic biases, perceiving gaze as more convergent.
  • Perceived fixation distances were systematically closer, especially with downward gaze or sensory uncertainty.

Conclusions:

  • Perception of gaze vergence is influenced by statistical regularities in social interactions and environmental structure.
  • Biases in perceiving gaze vergence and fixation distance highlight sophisticated social vision mechanisms.