Study of gaze behavior, satisfaction and Impressions in the conversation

The purpose of this study is to examine the relation between gaze behavior and impression in the conversation by using an eye mark recorder. 71 undergraduates were randomly selected in two groups including blankness and smile. Both group participants watched two videos. And they were asked to talk with a target person appeared on a monitor. The target person’s direction of eyes and facial expression were manipulated. The results indicated that blankness group more gazed at target person’s eye when the target person gazed participant. Moreover, both groups significantly increased satisfaction with the conversation and interpersonal impressions. And, Smile group were indicated higher interpersonal impressions than blankness group when the target person’s gaze at participants. The results show that gaze behavior and facial expression makes positive effects in face to face interaction