Abstract:Gaze could induce automatic orienting and plays a crucial role in social cognition. The goal of this study was to explore whether the effect of gaze induced orienting varies from children to adults. Three groups of participants were recruited: twenty-two 9- to 10-year-old children (average 9.5), twenty-three 13- to 16-year-old adolescents (average 14.5), and twenty 19- to 23-year-old adults (average 20.2). The participants located a target, while a schematic face was presented next to the target. The face gaze… Show more
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