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Adults’ Perception of Gender in Child Speech |
12 native American English-speaking children between the ages of 3.5 and 5 were recorded reciting the alphabet in English. All are of European background and middle class.
Two, three letter chunks were excised from the recordings for each child, using the letters D, E, F, and G, H, I. Average amplitude was equalized across speakers.
18 adult listeners heard each token from each child twice, in a randomized order (using Psyscope software).
Listeners were told the age of the children, and asked to press a button, as quickly as possible, indicating whether they thought the voice was a girl’s or boy’s.
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