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You are how you speak: The roles of vocal pitch and semantic cues in shaping social perceptions
Wu, Hannah Xiaohan; Li, Yuanhua; Ching, Boby Ho Hong; Chen, Tiffany Ting
2023-01
Source PublicationPerception
ISSN0301-0066
Volume52Issue:1Pages:40-55
Abstract

Social perceptions of speakers are influenced by their voice information, including vocal characteristics and semantic content. Our study investigated how individuals’ warmth- and competence-related perceptions of speakers were affected by vocal pitch levels (i.e., high/low) and three kinds of semantic cues (i.e., prosocial, antisocial, and neutral) simultaneously. We have three key findings. First, antisocial cues negatively affected social perceptions, regardless of speakers’ gender. However, prosocial cues did not have positive impacts on evaluations of speakers because ratings were similar between prosocial cues and neutral cues. Second, female vocal pitch mattered for warmth-related perceptions but not for competence-related perceptions. The role of semantic cues should be additionally considered when investigating the impact of male vocal pitch on these perceptions. For example, higher-pitched men in prosocial contexts were perceived as warmer, while low-pitched men in antisocial contexts were judged as more competent. Third, the connection between vocal pitch and two kinds of perceptions showed an opposite trend, in which high pitch was related to more warmth but less competence, while the low pitch was associated with less warmth but more competence. These findings extend the understanding of the role of vocal pitch in the formation of stereotypes of strangers in different semantic contexts.

KeywordCompetence Semantic Cues Social Perceptions Vocal Pitch Warmth
DOI10.1177/03010066221135472
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Indexed BySCIE ; SSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaOphthalmology ; Psychology
WOS SubjectOphthalmology ; Psychology ; Psychology, Experimental
WOS IDWOS:000886775200001
PublisherSAGE Publications Ltd
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85142384986
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Education
Corresponding AuthorLi, Yuanhua
AffiliationUniversity of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
Corresponding Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Wu, Hannah Xiaohan,Li, Yuanhua,Ching, Boby Ho Hong,et al. You are how you speak: The roles of vocal pitch and semantic cues in shaping social perceptions[J]. Perception, 2023, 52(1), 40-55.
APA Wu, Hannah Xiaohan., Li, Yuanhua., Ching, Boby Ho Hong., & Chen, Tiffany Ting (2023). You are how you speak: The roles of vocal pitch and semantic cues in shaping social perceptions. Perception, 52(1), 40-55.
MLA Wu, Hannah Xiaohan,et al."You are how you speak: The roles of vocal pitch and semantic cues in shaping social perceptions".Perception 52.1(2023):40-55.
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