Journal article
Voice pitch influences voting behavior
Abstract
It may be adaptive for voters to recognize good leadership qualities among politicians. Men with lower-pitched voices are found to be more dominant and attractive than are men with higher-pitched voices. Candidate attractiveness and vocal quality relate to voting behavior, but no study has tested the influence of voice pitch on voting-related perceptions. We tested whether voice pitch influenced perceptions of politicians and how these …
Authors
Tigue CC; Borak DJ; O'Connor JJM; Schandl C; Feinberg DR
Journal
Evolution and Human Behavior, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 210–216
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.09.004
ISSN
1090-5138