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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"eye contact"”.
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Modeling of Eye contact behavior
… and avatar-based communication, understanding eye contact a key non-verbal cue is crucial for trust in conversations. This study examines eye contact behavior across face-to-face interactions, a screen-sized window interface, and online meetings. We collected twelve hours of eye contact data …
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Restoring Eye Contact in Video Conferencing
… it challenging and even unnatural to establish eye contact, which is a critical component in visual communication. To create the perception of eye contact in a video conferencing call, a user would need to look directly into the camera, but the user typically looks at the participant displayed …
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Increasing eye contact and appropriate verbalizations of young children with autistic characteristics
… appropriate verbalizations and total length of eye contact time given by each participant within each 2 minute session of role-play activities. The individual studies in this research were based on a single-subject A-B-C-D-E-A experimental research design with a follow-up period. A was the …
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The Relation of Eye-Contact to Retention of Information in a Public Speaking Situation
If the purpose of speaking to others is communication, then the purpose of teaching public speaking must be to aid in the learning of those speech skills which will facilitate effective communication. In striving to achieve this goal, every opportunity must be taken to emphasize areas of …
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The Effects of Parent-Implemented Demanded Eye Contact as a Component of EID on Child Compliance
… investigating the relative importance of eye contact components of EID have obtained mixed results in clinical settings (Everett et al., 2005; Faciane, 2001; Faciane, 2004). Additionally, applied studies evaluating the effectiveness and treatment integrity of interventions delivered …
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Single Camera Motion Compensated Viewpoint Shift
Eye contact is a necessary tool for human connection and in most video conferencing situations, eye contact is not possible. Standard laptop and webcam configurations position the camera at the top of the screen, meaning that when the user looks at other people’s faces in the center of the screen, …
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Verbal and nonverbal components in assertive training
… three judges on eight specific behaviors (e.g., Eye Contact, Facial Expression, Body Language, Voice Qualities, Being Specific, Requesting New Behavior, Staying on the Point, and Giving In). Eye Contact, a nonverbal variable, was the only measure found to evidence a differential effect of …
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The effects of peer versus therapist mediated music improvisation groups on quality of social interaction between adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and general education peers
… demonstrate a difference in group participation, eye contact, and smile with peers within a music therapist mediated or a peer mediated instrumental music improvisation group.</p> <p>Two groups consisting of one high school student with ASD and one or two general education peers were evaluated …
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Using asynchronous video interviews to enhance self-awareness of video communication skills in a community college setting
… experienced difficulties using body language and eye contact, showed low confidence levels recording self-facing videos, and had a preference for anonymous peer assessment. There was also a positive relationship between cognitive and affective attitudes towards asynchronous video interviews.
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Early Identification of Risk for Noncompliance in Tuberculosis Patients
… included acceptance of diagnosis. attentiveness, eye contact, the treatment's interference with the patient's lifestyle, fear of side effects, fear of needed medical procedures, and the presence and degree of the patient's social support. An observational measure by the nurse of the patient's …
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Judgments of assertiveness: specific behavioral components
… assertive scenarios. Seven variables were rated; eye contact, facial expression, duration of reply, loudness of speech, compliance, requests for new behavior, and overall assertiveness. The ratings of overall assertiveness were designated criterion measures and the ratings of the remainder of the …
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Suspicious or autistic? evaluating responses to a behavioral analysis interview
… nonverbal cues like long pauses or lacking eye contact. This research highlights the need for interview criteria adjustments for individuals with autism to prevent misinterpreting their innocent responses.
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A rapid treatment analysis for noncompliance in young children
… sequence, three-step guided compliance, and an eye contact procedure. The sessions took place in a university clinic and the parents acted as therapists during assessment and treatment. Generalization probes were conducted in the children's homes to further assess the effectiveness of the …
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Effectiveness of peer interventions to develop appropriate communication skills in children with autism
… chosen because they each displayed a lack of eye contact, inappropriate verbal responses, or avoidance of a response during free play sessions with their peers in the inclusionary prekindergarten classroom. Baseline data collection was held for a three-day period. A personalized peer modeling …
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Communication responses to positive or neutral facial expressions between the genders
… a stimulus of nonverbal communication of either eye contact alone or paired with smiling to the same or opposite gender. The characteristics of this study may have implications on how successful nonverbal communication can be.</p> <p>One-hundred-sixty students, 8 groups within, were randomly …
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Autism centered theatre: The use of drama to improve social skills for children on the autism spectrum
… interaction, adjusting to routines, eye contact, and social perceptions/cues. Additionally, results indicated that children with greater social communication needs and those with more extensive exposure to the arts seemed to make stronger gains in social skills. Finally, the results …
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Motion-Compensated Viewpoint Shift
Eye contact is an essential social cue that conveys our attention to others but is difficult to maintain during video calls. Many existing methods to synthesize a gaze-corrected view involve estimating a 3D face model and projecting it into the desired camera view, which is too computationally …
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Feeling heard, respected and emotionally understood: empathic communication in simulated sexual assault interviews with police trainees
… Exploratory coverage analyses indicated that eye contact, as coded here, was not a strong stand-alone predictor of global evaluations, but time spent in eye contact while the victim was speaking was modestly linked to feeling heard and perceiving the trainee as calm and compassionate. A small …
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Face-to-face interactions and the use of gaze in autism spectrum disorders
… a reduced number of fixations towards the eyes, in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This has been thought to contribute to wider social and emotional difficulties. However, it is unclear whether the reported deficits in gaze can be generalised to real-world interactions. Method: A systematic …
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