Psychology GCSE
Regulating flow of conversation
What Regulating flow of conversation means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Gaze helps manage turn-taking, as a speaker looks away while thinking and returns gaze at the end of a turn, while a listener looks at the speaker to signal attention.
Topics that use Regulating flow of conversation
- Language, thought and communication (AQA GCSE)
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