The Role of Orienting Behavior in Human Interaction
The Role of Orienting Behavior in Human Interaction
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定向行为在人类互动中的作用
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4684-1893-4_16
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发表时间:
1971
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通讯作者:
M. Cranach
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作者:
M. Cranach
In this paper, we deal with a class of movements and positions observed in human interaction which we have called orienting behavior: the orientation of the eyes, head and the whole body towards the partner. This behavior is based on physical structures in the human body, which, as with all other organisms that move in space, has its organs for input and output located in a distinct frontal orientation.In man, the eye and the ear are the most important entrances for social stimuli. The ear has so far been neglected in terms of orienting behavior in social interaction; most investigators deal with looking behavior. A reason for this concentration on the eyes may be that, unlike the ear, the eyes, because of their marked directional characteristics, show distinct orientation positions and movements which can be observed directly.** These movements enable the interaction-partner (hereafter called partner), and the observer as well, to draw inferences about the looking-interactant's cognitive or emotional states; they may also serve as communication signals. It is this signal-function of the eyes which will be the focus of our discussion; furthermore, we shall try to relate it to the orienting movements of the body in general.