During a conversation, Sam looks steadily at Ella while she pauses, and Ella carries on talking. When she finishes, Ella looks directly at Sam and he starts to speak.
Explain how eye contact is being used to manage this conversation.
48 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 10.1 Language, thought and communication, covering 10.1.1 Relationship between language and thought, 10.1.2 How thought and language affect views of the world, 10.1.3 Human vs animal communication, 10.1.4 Non-verbal communication examples, and 10.1.5 Explanations of non-verbal communication. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.