Why is my voice so easily recognized in identity parades? Influence of first impressions on voice identification

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-77

  Philippon, Axelle C ^a   Cherryman, Julie ^a   Vrij, Aldert ^a   Bull, Ray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminal stereotype; Cross language; Earwitness; Impression formation; Personality; Recognizability; Voice identification; Voice quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949090312     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710701873999     Document Type: Article

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