The influence of nasality of voice on sex-stereotyped perceptions

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 271-281

  Bloom, Kathleen ^b   Zajac, David J ^a   Titus, Julie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c NONE

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EID: 0033474703     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021650809431     Document Type: Article

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