Averting the gaze disengages the environment and facilitates remembering

被引：243

作者：

Glenberg, AM ^{[1
]}

Schroeder, JL ^{[1
]}

Robertson, DA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Psychol, Madison, WI 53706 USA

来源：

MEMORY & COGNITION | 1998年 / 26卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.3758/BF03211385

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

When people are asked moderately difficult questions, they often avert their gazes. We report five experiments in which we documented this phenomenon. They demonstrate that (1) the frequency of gaze aversion is related to the difficulty of cognitive processing, (2) this behavior cannot be due solely to demand characteristics or embarrassment, and (3) the behavior is functional: Averting the gaze improves performance. We speculate that averting the gaze helps people to disengage from environmental stimulation and thereby enhances the efficiency of cognitive processing directed by nonenvironmental stimulation.

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页码：651 / 658

页数：8

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