The sound of symmetry - Voice as a marker of developmental instability

被引：82

作者：

Hughes, SM ^{[1
]}

Harrison, MA ^{[1
]}

Gallup, GG ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SUNY Albany, Dept Psychol, Albany, NY 12222 USA

来源：

EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 2002年 / 23卷 / 03期

关键词：

bilateral symmetry; fluctuating asymmetry; voice attractiveness; mate choice;

D O I：

10.1016/S1090-5138(01)00099-X

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Low fluctuating asymmetry (FA, a measure of deviation from bilateral symmetry) appears to be a phenotypic marker of reproductive viability and health. In the present study, we investigated whether ratings of voice attractiveness were correlated with variations in FA. Several bilateral traits were measured to calculate a FA index and independent raters who did not know and never saw the subjects assessed the attractiveness of recordings of each subject's voice. Voices of subjects with greater bilateral symmetry were rated as more attractive by members of both sexes than those with asymmetrical traits. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：173 / 180

页数：8

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