Thursday, May 9, 2013

Research: Eyes

Culiminating: Body Language
Research

Eyes:

The eyes are honest, as people have little control over this body part.

Happy/Pleased
-Looking at a person's mouth can indicate that you would like to kiss them. Looking at sexual regions indicates a desire to have sexual relations with them.
-Glancing at something can betray a desire for that thing; Glancing at a person can indicate a desire to talk with them
-Glancing sideways at a person with raised eyebrows can be a sign of attraction
-A softening of the eyes, with relaxing of muscles around the eye and a slight defocusing as the person tries to take in the whole person is sometimes called doe eyes, as it often indicates sexual desire
-Looking at a person acknowledges them and shows that you are interested in them, particularly if you look in their eye
-A quick up down of the eyebrows is a sign of acknowledgement and a greeting
-Direct eye contact when listening; interest 
-Pupils dilated or enlarged; attraction

Frightened/Anxiety

-Eyebrows knitted; sign of stress
-Looking down involves not looking at the other person, which hence may be a sign of submission
-Looking down may also indicate guilty feelings
-When a person makes very little eye contact, they may be feeling insecure
-When eyebrows are raised in the middle, pulling the forhead, sloping outwards, indicates either relief or anxiety
Anger/Rage

-"Eye blocking", sign of consternation, disbelief, or disagreement
-Looking at a person can be an act of power and domination
-Looking up and down at a whole person is usually sizing them up
-Looking at their forehead or not at them indicates disinterest.
-The power gaze is a short but intense gaze that is used to impose one's will on another, showing power without aggression.
-Sideways glance may be a sign of disapproval
-Prolonged eye contact can be threatening
-Narrowing of a person's eyes can indicate evaluation
-Lowered eyebrows, depending on the conotation may indicate displeasure
-Raising a single eyebrow means cynicism- "Are you sure?"
-Eyebrows pulled down so that they slope inwards is an indication of anger or frustration
-Rolling of the eyes; frustration

Deception/ Lying
-Eyes moving from side-to-side can indicate shiftiness and lying, as if the person is looking for an escape route in case they are found out
-Lateral movement can also happen when the person is being conspiratorial, as if they are checking that nobody else is listening
-People who are lying may look away more often as they feel guilty when looking at other
-When a person makes very little eye contact they may also be lying and not want to be detected.
-Lowering eyebrows conceals the eye, coupled with a lowered head, may indicate deception or a desire that the eyes conceal


Misc.
-quick glance sideways can just be checking the source of a distraction to assess for threat or interest
-When a person looks upwards they are often thinking. In particular they are probably making pictures in their head
-Looking to the left can indicate a person recalling a sound.
-Looking to the right can indicate that they are imagining the sound
-Raised eyebrows asks for attention, may signal emphasis; allow signifies openness
-Eyebrows knitted together indicates confusion


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