Does Voice Pitch Predict Leadership Ability? (AUDIO)

Florida Atlantic University

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The experimental study required participants to respond to persuasive political policy statements such as "You should support stronger gun control laws," delivered with different pitched voices. The researchers wanted to test the prediction that if individuals with lower-pitched voices are better leaders, then they also should be more persuasive when making policy appeals.

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