A series of five studies, employing 146 college students, investigated the positive effects of gaze upon recall. Various experimental designs were implemented. In each study the experimenter delivered a verbal presentation to subjects in gaze and no-gaze conditions. Questions pertaining to the topic of the verbal presentation served as the measuring device for recall. It was concluded that examiner's gaze significantly affects subjects' recall.
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