Content-free speech as a source of information about the speaker.
- 1 May 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
- Vol. 52 (3) , 394-402
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0041133
Abstract
3 groups of 10 Ss each were selected on the basis of their scores on a blood pressure recording and on the basis of a personality score related to high blood pressure. All voice samples were judged on scales labelled "aggressive" and "pleasant." The judgments for all types of information significantly differentiated the voices of the 30 Ss. The group with high blood pressure scores showed a lack of significant verbal-vocal congruence. Judgments of contentfree information were related to both the blood pressure measure and the personality measure related to high blood pressure. Judgments of normal information were related only to the personality measure.Keywords
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