Date of Graduation
5-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science Education
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders
Advisor/Mentor
Hagstrom, Fran
Committee Member/Reader
McGehee, Marilyn
Committee Member/Second Reader
Aslin, Larry W.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to gauge whether the age and status of an individual could be discerned or perceived by voice alone. The participants of the study were 7 female and 1 male undergraduate students between the ages of 18-25. The materials for this study consisted of audio segments from different individuals at various ages that were assembled by the researcher into a randomized recording. The audio segments were played to the participants of the study and then were followed by a voice discrimination questionnaire developed from the literature. Procedures for data collection required participants to listen to the audio segments and after each audio segment, complete the paper and pencil questionnaire. A qualitative analysis was then written on the results of the survey.
Citation
Vaught, S. (2012). Perceptions of the Aging Voice. Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/rhrcuht/10