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Previous research has shown a relationship between glancing and dominance in a variety of primate species. In these species, subordinate animals glance more frequently and dominant animals are more frequently the object of glances. In the present study, 30 children in two nursery school classes were observed to determine dominance relationships. The dominance hierarchies obtained by observation were highly correlated with rankings of relative dominance by the classroom teachers. The children were then observed for frequency of glancing along with the object of each glance. It was found that the relationship between glancing and dominance for these preschool children was highly similar to the relationships reported for infrahuman primates.
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Anderson, F.J., Willis, F.N. Glancing at Others in Preschool Children in Relation to Dominance. Psychol Rec 26, 467–472 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394412
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