Voice pitch influences voting behavior

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 210-216

  Tigue, Cara C ^a   Borak, Diana J ^a   O'Connor, Jillian J M ^a   Schandl, Charles ^a   Feinberg, David R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Dominance; Leadership; Pitch; Vocal; Voice; Vote; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859588626     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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