Effects of voice pitch on social perceptions vary with relational mobility and homicide rate

• Main Authors: AUNG, T., HILL, A.K., HLAY, J.K., HESS, C., HESS, M., JOHNSON, J., DOLL, L., CARLSON, S.M., MAGDINEC, C., GONZÁLEZ-SANTOYO, I., WALKER, R.S., BAILEY, D., ARNOCKY, S., BRYAN CHOY KWOK CHENG, LI, Norman P., KYRITSIS, T., ATKINSON, Q., JONES, B., KOSTER, J., BURNS, J.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: cross-cultural; formidability; fundamental frequency; voice pitch; attractiveness; open data; preregistration; Cognition and Perception; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4142; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5401/viewcontent/HotAttheTop_pvoa_cc_by.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Fundamental frequency (fo) is the most perceptually salient vocal acoustic parameter, yet little is known about how its perceptual influence varies across societies. We examined how fo affects key social perceptions and how socioecological variables modulate these effects in 2,647 adult listeners sa...