The Sound Of Your Voice Influences Your Mood
- 8 years ago
The way your voice sounds influences the way you feel, according to a study recently published in the journal PNAS.
The way your voice sounds influences the way you feel, according to a study recently published in the journal PNAS.
Researchers had participants read a story out loud while a digital audio device altered the voice of the reader—making it sound happier, sadder or afraid.
According to a write-up of the findings, "The study found that the participants were unaware that their voices were being manipulated, while their emotional state changed in accordance with the manipulated emotion portrayed. This indicates that people do not always control their own voice to meet a specific goal and that peop
The way your voice sounds influences the way you feel, according to a study recently published in the journal PNAS.
Researchers had participants read a story out loud while a digital audio device altered the voice of the reader—making it sound happier, sadder or afraid.
According to a write-up of the findings, "The study found that the participants were unaware that their voices were being manipulated, while their emotional state changed in accordance with the manipulated emotion portrayed. This indicates that people do not always control their own voice to meet a specific goal and that peop