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=== Eye contact === | === Eye contact === | ||
Another simple dominance signal is eye contact. More dominant people keep eye contact when they speak, | Another simple dominance signal is eye contact. More dominant people keep eye contact when they speak, more dominant people look away when someone else speaks (they can afford to ignore less dominant people speaking). | ||
Less dominant people look away out of fear of being judged for asserting higher status or confidence than they deserve. | |||
This can be measured by the Visual Dominance Ratio defined as VDR = (% eye contact while speaking) / (% eye contact while listening). | This can be measured by the Visual Dominance Ratio defined as VDR = (% eye contact while speaking) / (% eye contact while listening). | ||
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As one can see, in cases of a more dominant individual speaking, | As one can see, in cases of a more dominant individual speaking, | ||
=== Smiling === | === Smiling === | ||