A modulatory effect of male voice pitch on long-term memory in women: Evidence of adaptation for mate choice?

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-144

  Smith, David S ^a   Jones, Benedict C ^a   Feinberg, David R ^b   Allan, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Memory; Social cognition; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HEARING; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MASCULINITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VOICE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMANS; MASCULINITY; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; PITCH PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VOICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84555170782     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: 15325946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13421-011-0136-6     Document Type: Article

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