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Science Women prefer deeper voices in their men | Women prefer deeper voices in their men |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Friday, 05 December 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 Apicella and Feinberg also state, “However, women who were currently breastfeeding had stronger preferences for higher pitched male voices whereas women not currently breastfeeding preferred lower pitched voices.” Featured Whitepaper
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Science DiscussionsThey added, “Voice pitch in men, due to its association with testosterone, may provide a signal of immuno-competence and genetic quality and dominance. It is not surprising that women generally prefer men with more masculine or lower-pitched voices." [Herald Sun] The December 2, 2008 article “Voice pitch alters mate-choice-relevant perception in hunter-gatherers” appears in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The authors are Coren L. Apicella, from the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) and David R. Feinberg, from the Department of Psychology (Neuroscience and Behavior) at McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). They conclude in their abstract, “As testosterone is considered a costly signal associated with dominance, heritable immunity to infection and low paternal investment, women's preferences potentially reflect a trade-off between securing good genes and paternal investment." "Men's preferences for higher pitched female voices are probably due to an evolved preference for markers of fecundity, reflected in voice pitch.” |
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