Voters in elections are more likely to pick candidates with a deeper voice, a new study has suggested.
Researchers at two US universities made recordings of both male and female speakers and then altered the pitch of their subjects' voices.
In the study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, listeners "voted" more frequently for the "candidate" with the lower voice.
Researchers now want to test their findings in a real political situation.
Previous research has found that the pitch of a human voice can strongly influence how people are perceived.
Researchers at two US universities made recordings of both male and female speakers and then altered the pitch of their subjects' voices.
In the study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, listeners "voted" more frequently for the "candidate" with the lower voice.
Researchers now want to test their findings in a real political situation.
Previous research has found that the pitch of a human voice can strongly influence how people are perceived.
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