Paul Brandon wrote:
> When one (such as I) wears bi/trifocals, one often raises one's head so as
> to look through the bottom portion of the lens which focuses closely.
> If one is holding a gradebook and has a student beyond it, I could see
> where raising one's head to focus on the gradebook could give the
> appearance of focusing on the student.
Alas, I am also a bifocal wearer and I'm still not sure what this
professor was trying to read. However, the head tilt to see through the
bottom part of the lens would (perhaps, at a distance) give the
impression that one is looking up and not "down the dress". Up close,
it isn't hard to tell if someone is looking at your chest or making eye contact.
Linda
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Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Psychology
