Efficacy in deceptive vocal exaggeration of human body size

While size exaggeration is common in the animal kingdom, Pisanski & Reby show that human listeners can detect deceptive vocal signals of people trying to sound bigger or smaller, and recalibrate their estimates accordingly, especially men judging the heights of other men, with implications for t...

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Auteurs principaux: Katarzyna Pisanski, David Reby
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/7d9799a185234945a5e5fefcfaa5b38b
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Résumé:While size exaggeration is common in the animal kingdom, Pisanski & Reby show that human listeners can detect deceptive vocal signals of people trying to sound bigger or smaller, and recalibrate their estimates accordingly, especially men judging the heights of other men, with implications for the evolution of vocal communication.