Publications by authors named "Christina Krumpholz"
Social perception relies on different sensory channels, including vision and audition, which are specifically important for judgements of appearance. Therefore, to understand multimodal integration in person perception, it is important to study both face and voice in a synchronized form. We introduce the Vienna Talking Faces (ViTaFa) database, a high-quality audiovisual database focused on multimodal research of social perception.
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- Vocal and facial cues often occur together, and studying their combined effects can reveal insights into attractiveness, health, and age assessment.
- The research used videos and audio clips of females speaking, manipulating voice pitch to explore how it affects perceptions of attractiveness and related traits.
- Findings showed that increased voice pitch made the speakers seem younger and more feminine, but did not significantly alter perceptions of attractiveness or health in a naturalistic setting.