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Does he sound cooperative? Acoustic correlates of cooperativeness
- Source :
- British Journal of Psychology, British Journal of Psychology, British Psychological Society ; Wiley, 2020, 111 (4), pp.823-839. ⟨10.1111/bjop.12437⟩, British Journal of Psychology, Wiley, 2020, 111 (4), pp.823-839. ⟨10.1111/bjop.12437⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- National audience; The sound of the voice has several acoustic features that influence the perception of how cooperative the speaker is. It remains unknown, however, whether these acoustic features are associated with actual cooperative behaviour. This issue is crucial to disentangle whether inferences of traits from voices are based on stereotypes, or facilitate the detection of cooperative partners. The latter is likely due to the pleiotropic effect that testosterone has on both cooperative behaviours and acoustic features. In the present study, we quantified the cooperativeness of native French‐speaking men in a one‐shot public good game. We also measured mean fundamental frequency, pitch variations, roughness, and breathiness from spontaneous speech recordings of the same men and collected saliva samples to measure their testosterone levels. Our results showed that men with lower‐pitched voices and greater pitch variations were more cooperative. However, testosterone did not influence cooperative behaviours or acoustic features. Our finding provides the first evidence of the acoustic correlates of cooperative behaviour. When considered in combination with the literature on the detection of cooperativeness from faces, the results imply that assessment of cooperative behaviour would be improved by simultaneous consideration of visual and auditory cues.
- Subjects :
- Male
genetic structures
Voice Quality
media_common.quotation_subject
050109 social psychology
behavioral disciplines and activities
050105 experimental psychology
Speech Acoustics
Young Adult
Free speech
Game Theory
Public good game
Perception
Vocal cues of cooperativeness
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Testosterone
Strategy method
Cooperative Behavior
Saliva
B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE
General Psychology
Breathy voice
media_common
Spontaneous speech
Language
05 social sciences
Cooperativeness
[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance
Facial Expression
Cooperation
Acoustic Stimulation
Face
France
Cues
Psychology
psychological phenomena and processes
Cognitive psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00071269 and 20448295
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- British Journal of Psychology, British Journal of Psychology, British Psychological Society ; Wiley, 2020, 111 (4), pp.823-839. ⟨10.1111/bjop.12437⟩, British Journal of Psychology, Wiley, 2020, 111 (4), pp.823-839. ⟨10.1111/bjop.12437⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....46f69947ebe357f38e9141081755892c