After being asked a reflective question, S usually makes a lateral eye movement, right or left, before answering. Two studies, one of children and one of adults, examined: (a) personality correlates of eye movement and (b) reliability of eye movement both within and across sessions. Reliability estimates were high within a single session and moderate between briefly separated sessions for both children and adults. The failure to replicate previous findings regarding personality characteristics of right- and left-movers was attributed to the low reliability of personality measures.
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