The effects of voice pitch and resonances on assessments of speaker size, masculinity, and attractiveness

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dc.contributor.authorPisanski, Katarzyna Alicja
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorRendall, Drew
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-01T23:40:10Z
dc.date.available2011-11-01T23:40:10Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionxi, 102 leaves : ill. ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThe human voice might have been shaped by sexual selection. Hence, voice fundamental (F0, or pitch) and formant frequencies (Fn, or timbre) are proposed to convey fitness cues germane to rivals and potential mates. First, I confirm the independent effects of F0 and Fn on listeners’ assessments of speaker size, masculinity, and attractiveness. Second, I quantify the just-noticeable differences in both vocal features and then place F0 and Fn cues in conflict by equally discriminable amounts to test their relative influence on such voice-based social judgments. Results revealed a greater relative role of Fn in listeners’ ratings of all three dimensions, suggesting that these dimensions might all be cued more reliably by Fn than F0. Alternatively, given post-hoc principal component analyses that revealed considerable overlap in ratings of size, masculinity, and attractiveness, listeners’ conceptions of these dimensions may not be independent despite a research tradition that assumes they are.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/2549
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Psychology, 2010en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectVoiceen_US
dc.subjectVoice -- Researchen_US
dc.subjectVoice -- Social aspectsen_US
dc.subjectVoice freqency -- Researchen_US
dc.subjectVocal cordsen_US
dc.subjectFormants (Speech)en_US
dc.subjectSexual attractionen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleThe effects of voice pitch and resonances on assessments of speaker size, masculinity, and attractivenessen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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