Voice Attractiveness

Author : Benjamin Weiss,Jürgen Trouvain,Melissa Barkat-Defradas,John J. Ohala
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789811566271

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Voice Attractiveness by Benjamin Weiss,Jürgen Trouvain,Melissa Barkat-Defradas,John J. Ohala Pdf

This book addresses various aspects of acoustic–phonetic analysis, including voice quality and fundamental frequency, and the effects of speech fluency and non-native accents, by examining read speech, public speech, and conversations. Voice is a sexually dimorphic trait that can convey important biological and social information about the speaker, and empirical findings suggest that voice characteristics and preferences play an important role in both intra- and intersexual selection, such as competition and mating, and social evaluation. Discussing evaluation criteria like physical attractiveness, pleasantness, likability, and even persuasiveness and charisma, the book bridges the gap between social and biological views on voice attractiveness. It presents conceptual, methodological and empirical work applying methods such as passive listening tests, psychoacoustic rating experiments, and crowd-sourced and interactive scenarios and highlights the diversity not only of the methods used when studying voice attractiveness, but also of the domains investigated, such as politicians’ speech, experimental speed dating, speech synthesis, vocal pathology, and voice preferences in human interactions as well as in human–computer and human–robot interactions. By doing so, it identifies widespread and complementary approaches and establishes common ground for further research.

Author : Sascha ühholz,Pascal Belin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 977 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780198743187

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The Oxford Handbook of Voice Perception by Sascha ühholz,Pascal Belin Pdf

Speech perception has been the focus of innumerable studies over the past decades. While our abilities to recognize individuals by their voice state plays a central role in our everyday social interactions, limited scientific attention has been devoted to the perceptual and cerebral mechanisms underlying nonverbal information processing in voices. The Oxford Handbook of Voice Perception takes a comprehensive look at this emerging field and presents a selection of current research in voice perception. The forty chapters summarise the most exciting research from across several disciplines covering acoustical, clinical, evolutionary, cognitive, and computational perspectives. In particular, this handbook offers an invaluable window into the development and evolution of the 'vocal brain', and considers in detail the voice processing abilities of non-human animals or human infants. By providing a full and unique perspective on the recent developments in this burgeoning area of study, this text is an important and interdisciplinary resource for students, researchers, and scientific journalists interested in voice perception.

Author : Krzysztof Izdebski
Publisher : Plural Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781597568296

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Emotions in the Human Voice,Volume 2 by Krzysztof Izdebski Pdf

Author : Lawrence D. Rosenblum
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780393339376

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See What I'm Saying: The Extraordinary Powers of Our Five Senses by Lawrence D. Rosenblum Pdf

Discover the science that explains the hidden powers of the five senses and how to harness their potential.

Author : Laura K. Guerrero,Kory Floyd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135628697

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Nonverbal Communication in Close Relationships by Laura K. Guerrero,Kory Floyd Pdf

Focuses on nonverbal messages and their role in close relationships - friends, family, and romantic partners. This book takes a functional perspective in its examination of how nonverbal messages work to signal affection, romantic interest, sexual attraction, dominance, and other roles.

Author : John Colapinto
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781982128760

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This Is the Voice by John Colapinto Pdf

A New York Times bestselling writer explores what our unique sonic signature reveals about our species, our culture, and each one of us. Finally, a vital topic that has never had its own book gets its due. There’s no shortage of books about public speaking or language or song. But until now, there has been no book about the miracle that underlies them all—the human voice itself. And there are few writers who could take on this surprisingly vast topic with more artistry and expertise than John Colapinto. Beginning with the novel—and compelling—argument that our ability to speak is what made us the planet’s dominant species, he guides us from the voice’s beginnings in lungfish millions of years ago to its culmination in the talent of Pavoratti, Martin Luther King Jr., and Beyoncé—and each of us, every day. Along the way, he shows us why the voice is the most efficient, effective means of communication ever devised: it works in all directions, in all weathers, even in the dark, and it can be calibrated to reach one other person or thousands. He reveals why speech is the single most complex and intricate activity humans can perform. He travels up the Amazon to meet the Piraha, a reclusive tribe whose singular language, more musical than any other, can help us hear how melodic principles underpin every word we utter. He heads up to Harvard to see how professional voices are helped and healed, and he ventures out on the campaign trail to see how demagogues wield their voices as weapons. As far-reaching as this book is, much of the delight of reading it lies in how intimate it feels. Everything Colapinto tells us can be tested by our own lungs and mouths and ears and brains. He shows us that, for those who pay attention, the voice is an eloquent means of communicating not only what the speaker means, but also their mood, sexual preference, age, income, even psychological and physical illness. It overstates the case only slightly to say that anyone who talks, or sings, or listens will find a rich trove of thrills in This Is the Voice.

Author : Krzysztof Izdebski
Publisher : Plural Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781597568302

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Emotions in the Human Voice, Volume 1 by Krzysztof Izdebski Pdf

Author : V. Hale Starr,Mark McCormick
Publisher : Wolters Kluwer
Page : 1946 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780735581142

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Jury Selection by V. Hale Starr,Mark McCormick Pdf

Here is an outstanding source that combines expert analysis of the law governing jury selection with a full and definitive explanation of all current scientific methodology employed in that process. Beginning with in-depth exploration of the legal issues in jury law today, Jury Selection, Fourth Edition goes on to provide detailed guidance--available in no other single source--on such crucial topics and procedures as: Background investigation Community attitude surveying Batson challenges Voir dire techniques and strategies Nonverbal communication With specific courtroom applications of all the relevant scientific methodology, Jury Selection, Fourth Edition is a must for the litigator who wants to use the most advanced techniques available to ensure a fair-minded and unprejudiced jury.

Author : Raymond J. Dolan,Tali Sharot
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780123814319

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Neuroscience of Preference and Choice by Raymond J. Dolan,Tali Sharot Pdf

One of the most pressing questions in neuroscience, psychology and economics today is how does the brain generate preferences and make choices? With a unique interdisciplinary approach, this volume is among the first to explore the cognitive and neural mechanisms mediating the generation of the preferences that guide choice. From preferences determining mundane purchases, to social preferences influencing mating choice, through to moral decisions, the authors adopt diverse approaches to answer the question. Chapters explore the instability of preferences and the common neural processes that occur across preferences. Edited by one of the world's most renowned cognitive neuroscientists, each chapter is authored by an expert in the field, with a host of international contributors. Emphasis on common process underlying preference generation makes material applicable to a variety of disciplines - neuroscience, psychology, economics, law, philosophy, etc. Offers specific focus on how preferences are generated to guide decision making, carefully examining one aspect of the broad field of neuroeconomics and complementing existing volumes Features outstanding, international scholarship, with chapters written by an expert in the topic area

Author : Rita Singh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811384035

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Profiling Humans from their Voice by Rita Singh Pdf

This book is about recent research in the area of profiling humans from their voice, which seeks to deduce and describe the speaker's entire persona and their surroundings from voice alone. It covers several key aspects of this technology, describing how the human voice is unique in its ability to both capture and influence the human persona -- how, in some ways, voice is more potent and valuable then DNA and fingerprints as a metric, since it not only carries information about the speaker, but also about their current state and their surroundings at the time of speaking. It provides a comprehensive review of advances made in multiple scientific fields that now contribute to its foundations. It describes how artificial intelligence enables mechanisms of discovery that were not possible before in this context, driving the field forward in unprecedented ways. It also touches upon related and relevant challenges posed by voice disguise and other mechanisms of voice manipulation. The book acts as a good resource for academic researchers, and for professional agencies in many areas such as law enforcement, healthcare, social services, entertainment etc.

Author : Oliver Niebuhr,Francesca D’Errico,Ellen Anke Schmid,Alexander Michael Brem,Anna Esposito
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832527610

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Effective and attractive communication signals in social, cultural, and business contexts by Oliver Niebuhr,Francesca D’Errico,Ellen Anke Schmid,Alexander Michael Brem,Anna Esposito Pdf

Author : Gilberte Piéraut-Le Bonniec,Marlene Dolitsky
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027250278

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Languages Bases--discourse Bases by Gilberte Piéraut-Le Bonniec,Marlene Dolitsky Pdf

When child language began to be studied in the sixties, what interested researchers most was what could be considered language per se. Holophrases were excluded as seemingly having no syntax and research work was carried out as of the two-word stage. Language development was studied up to around age seven, the age at which natural acquisition processes were considered to be contaminated by formal schooling in language.In opposition to such an attitude, this volume has ignored this heavily studied area of language development preferring to present research being carried out at the two ends of the development process that had been rejected: that of prelinguistic speech skills, at the one end, and the development of discourse at the other. This book thus begins with the physical properties in human development necessary for language to occur. It also offers studies on a child's initial equipment, i.e. intra-uterine skills and skills acquired before first words. At the other end are studies on the development of discourse, i.e. the child's acquisition of the ability not only to juxtapose ideas, but to link them into cohesive, coherent texts and to use argumentation, skills that are not fully acquired until the child is well into adolescence and nearing adulthood.

Author : Gilberte Piéraut-Le Bonniec,Marlene Dolitsky
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1991-03-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027282958

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Language Bases ... Discourse Bases by Gilberte Piéraut-Le Bonniec,Marlene Dolitsky Pdf

When child language began to be studied in the sixties, what interested researchers most was what could be considered language per se. Holophrases were excluded as seemingly having no syntax and research work was carried out as of the two-word stage. Language development was studied up to around age seven, the age at which natural acquisition processes were considered to be contaminated by formal schooling in language.In opposition to such an attitude, this volume has ignored this heavily studied area of language development preferring to present research being carried out at the two ends of the development process that had been rejected: that of prelinguistic speech skills, at the one end, and the development of discourse at the other. This book thus begins with the physical properties in human development necessary for language to occur. It also offers studies on a child's initial equipment, i.e. intra-uterine skills and skills acquired before first words. At the other end are studies on the development of discourse, i.e. the child's acquisition of the ability not only to juxtapose ideas, but to link them into cohesive, coherent texts and to use argumentation, skills that are not fully acquired until the child is well into adolescence and nearing adulthood.

Author : Jena Pincott
Publisher : Delta
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780385342162

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Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? by Jena Pincott Pdf

How do the seasons affect your sex life? Is your lover more likely to get you pregnant than your husband? Are good dancers also good in bed? If you’ve ever wondered how scientists measure love—or whether men really prefer blondes—this smart, sexy book provides real answers to these and many other questions about our most baffling dating and mating behaviors. Based on the latest research in biology, evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science, Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? dares to explain the science behind sex—and opens a fascinating window on the intriguing phenomenon of love and attraction. Did you know… •When a couple first fall in love, their brains are indistinguishable from those of the clinically insane •You can tell a lot about a person’s sexual chemistry just by looking at his or her hands •Your genes influence whose body odors you prefer Viewed through the lens of science and instinct, your love life might be seen in a completely different way. This book provides both an in-depth exploration into our sexual psyches—and fresh advice for men and women who want to discover the secrets of successful relationships.

Author : Anjali Bhatara,Petri Laukka,Daniel J. Levitin
Publisher : Frontiers E-books
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-18
Category : Emotions in music
ISBN : 9782889192632

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Expression of emotion in music and vocal communication by Anjali Bhatara,Petri Laukka,Daniel J. Levitin Pdf

Two of the most important social skills in humans are the ability to determine the moods of those around us, and to use this to guide our behavior. To accomplish this, we make use of numerous cues. Among the most important are vocal cues from both speech and non-speech sounds. Music is also a reliable method for communicating emotion. It is often present in social situations and can serve to unify a group's mood for ceremonial purposes (funerals, weddings) or general social interactions. Scientists and philosophers have speculated on the origins of music and language, and the possible common bases of emotional expression through music, speech and other vocalizations. They have found increasing evidence of commonalities among them. However, the domains in which researchers investigate these topics do not always overlap or share a common language, so communication between disciplines has been limited. The aim of this Research Topic is to bring together research across multiple disciplines related to the production and perception of emotional cues in music, speech, and non-verbal vocalizations. This includes natural sounds produced by human and non-human primates as well as synthesized sounds. Research methodology includes survey, behavioral, and neuroimaging techniques investigating adults as well as developmental populations, including those with atypical development. Studies using laboratory tasks as well as studies in more naturalistic settings are included.