Vocal Attractiveness Increases by Averaging
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Vocal Attractiveness Increases by Averaging
Vocal attractiveness has a profound influence on listeners-a bias known as the "what sounds beautiful is good" vocal attractiveness stereotype [1]-with tangible impact on a voice owner's success at mating, job applications, and/or elections. The prevailing view holds that attractive voices are those that signal desirable attributes in a potential mate [2-4]-e.g., lower pitch in male voices. How...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.11.034