The impact of a speaker's voice quality on auditory perception and cognition: a behavioral and subjective approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our voice is key for conveying information and knowledge to others during verbal communication. However, those who heavily depend on their voice, such as teachers and university professors, often develop voice problems, signaled by hoarseness. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hoarseness on listeners' memory for auditory-verbal information, listening effort, and listening impression.

Methods

Forty-eight normally hearing adults performed two memory tasks that were auditorily presented in varied voice quality (typical vs. hoarse). The tasks were Heard Text Recall, as part of a dual-task paradigm, and auditory Verbal Serial Recall (aVSR). Participants also completed a listening impression questionnaire for both voice qualities. Behavioral measu

SUBMITTER: Schiller IS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10722086 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature