A person’s eyes can convey a lot of things to another person. It could be that person’s emotions, motives, and current state of mind. Aside from that, looking at a person’s eyes could tell you what he’s about to do in the next few seconds. A person’s eyes are indeed a gateway towards his soul.
Of course, we can't know for sure what the other person's internal experience is. These are only estimations. But these models are incredibly useful in creating informed predictions about how someone is going to act. If someone's walking towards you, it's important to quickly figure out whether they're going to try and hug you or try to hit you. Predicting behavior is crucial to our surviving and thriving in the social world.
In constructing these models and making these forecasts, we get clues from a variety of factors: the person's previous behavior, the current situation, etc. But one cue is particularly essential: eye gaze.
Humans are visually dominant creatures, and what we're looking at is a significant clue to what we're interested in and thinking. Studies have found that when we're looking at someone, we naturally gravitate to the eyes. With this information alone, we're able to accurately predict which object they're likely to pick up, or what part of the room they're walking to.
Learn more about the eye gaze over at Psychology Today.
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its usually a good sign that someones looking at you
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