The human gaze perspective, whether direct or opposing, is a phenomenon that psychologists have been trying to understand for decades. Do we notice if someone else is looking at us from afar? What emotions run through our minds if we feel the presence of someone else among us? Does our behavior change if we understand that someone is watching us from afar? The reactions and behaviors of the human mind change according to circumstances, with each different scenario informing our perceptions. In some cases, their behavior will not change. In other cases, a person will behave differently than they normally would, possibly moving more quickly or even announcing their behavior to reflect or even mask their emotions. This means that a person will consciously change their behavior because of the staring. Many of the variables in which a person looks, that is, the distance at which they are and the intensity of their gaze, are directly correlated with how a person will behave when faced with the gaze (Argyle and Dean, 1973). This correlation is clearly visible when the person participating in the study knows they are being watched, especially when the person/experimenter looks directly into their eyes. A person in this situation will most likely engage in behavior that evaluates how someone else perceives them, and then that person will adapt to the other based on that analysis. It is important to note that many other factors are also linked to this perception. The duration of the contact, the duration of the contact and the intensity or emotions of the contact are all variables on which the experimenter can influence the experience. In case of direct and non-direct gaze, there is an increase in skin conductivity...... middle of paper ....... Eye contact, distance and affiliation. Sociometry, 28.3. 289-304 Donovan, WL and Leavitt, LA (1980). Physiological correlates of direct and averted gaze. Biological Psychology, 10, 189-199. Ellsworth, P and Carlsmith, J. M. (1968). Effects of eye contact and verbal content on affective response to a dyadic interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 10, 15-20. Ellsworth, P., Carlsmith, J.M., & Henson, A (1972). The gaze as an incentive to escape in human subjects; A series of field experiments. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 21, 302-311. Helminen, TM, Kaasinen, SM, Hietanen, JK (2011). Eye contact and arousal: the effects of stimulus duration. Biological Psychology, 88, 124-130. Strom, J. & Buck, R (1979). Fixed gaze and gender of participants: physiological and subjective reactions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 5, 1.