The Humanizing Voice: Speech Reveals, and Text Conceals, a More Thoughtful Mind in the Midst of Disagreement
Schroeder, Kardas & Epley (2017) · Psychological Science, 28(12)
We use this paper in 3 places in the academy · 3 stated limits
What the study found
When people heard an opinion they disagreed with, they judged the speaker as more thoughtful, more reasonable and more human than when they read the same words.
When people heard a view and did not read it, the person holding it seemed more thoughtful and more human.
When people heard an opposing opinion and did not read it, they judged the speaker as more thoughtful and more human, and were less likely to see them as less than human.
What the study cannot prove
The study used political and social disagreements between strangers, given as prepared arguments. It did not study a text argument with someone you are dating.
Limits we note on the exercises
The study tested political and social disagreements between strangers, not a text argument with someone you are dating.
This was again a study of disagreement between strangers. Applying it to a misunderstood text is our own step.
The study tested political and social disagreements between strangers. Applying it to a text argument with someone you are dating is our own step.
Where we use it
We use this paper in 3 places in the academy. If the paper turned out to be wrong, we would have to change everything in this list.
In the topics · 2
In the videos · 1
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