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Joint perception: Gaze and social context

Richardson, Daniel C.; Street, Chris N.H.; Tan, Joanne Y.M.; Kirkham, Natasha Z.; Hoover, Merrit A.; Ghane Cavanaugh, Arezou

Authors

Daniel C. Richardson

Joanne Y.M. Tan

Natasha Z. Kirkham

Merrit A. Hoover

Arezou Ghane Cavanaugh



Abstract

We found that the way people looked at images was influenced by their belief that others were looking too. If participants believed that an unseen other person was also looking at what they could see, it shifted the balance of their gaze between negative and positive images. The direction of this shift depended upon whether participants thought that later they would be compared against the other person or would be collaborating with them. Changes in the social context influenced both gaze and memory processes, and were
not due just to participants’ belief that they are looking at the same images, but also to the belief that they are doing the same task. We believe that the phenomenon of joint perception reveals the pervasive and subtle effect of social context upon cognitive and perceptual processes.

Citation

Richardson, D. C., Street, C. N., Tan, J. Y., Kirkham, N. Z., Hoover, M. A., & Ghane Cavanaugh, A. (2012). Joint perception: Gaze and social context. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 6, Article 194. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00194

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 1, 2012
Publication Date 2012
Deposit Date Jan 13, 2025
Journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Publisher Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 6
Article Number 194
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00194
Public URL https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1021321



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