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For my eyes only: Gaze control, enmeshment, and relationship quality (Study)

Posted on July 7, 2011 by SCIENCE pickings

“Perceived closeness that preserves the distinctness of each partner enhances intimate relationship quality, whereas pseudocloseness or enmeshment—reflecting an inability to distinguish one’s own thoughts and emotions from a partner’s—may have more negative outcomes (R. J. Green & P. D. Werner, … Continue reading →

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Eye’m lovin’ it! The role of gazing awareness in mimetic desires (Study)

Posted on July 7, 2011 by SCIENCE pickings

“Recent studies showed that people evaluate objects more favorably when these objects are gazed-at by others, an effect coined as “mimetic desire”. In two studies, we tested whether mimetic desire stems from an automatic form of learning by examining one dimension … Continue reading →

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