Michael Kraus from Yale University’s School of Management talks with us about his research examining the role of the voice in our capacity to accurately estimate the emotions of others. His open-access article, “Voice-Only Communication Enhances Empathic Accuracy“, was published in the American Psychologist in October of 2017.
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Websites
▲ Light and dark conditions from Study #2
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▲ Audio sample of digitized speech from Study #5 (NSFW)
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Hosts / Producers
Doug Leigh & Ryan Watkins
How to Cite
Leigh, D., Watkins, R., & Kraus, M.. (2018, March 6). Parsing Science – Empathic Accuracy. figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5956207.v2
Music
What’s The Angle? by Shane Ivers
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