Monday, December 18, 2006

Shyness and eye contact

Dean and I just completed a circuit of holiday parties this weekend (one Christmas, One Jewish - we just have to attend a Kwanzaa festival and I think we'll be good).

So here is my thought for the day - I've always been an extrovert, and I love a good party for the people watching. One thing I noticed this weekend made me want to do more research. Do shy or introverted people make less eye contact because they are shy? Or is it the lack of eye contact that makes someone shy (because as they develop conversation skills, they fail to connect with people because they are not making eye contact?)

The psychology of this fascinates me. Must research. Results will be posted later (probably after New Years)

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