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Source：科学60秒 Date：2012.12.13 Summary在女性候选人之间的模拟选举中，拥有更深沉声音的候选人赢得了绝大多数选票。In mockelections between female candidates the deeper voice carried the vast majority of the votes. Deeper-Voiced Women Have Election AdvantageYou vote for politicians based on their views, right? That''s how it works in theory. But other factors can sway your vote. Like a politician''s voice. Because studies show that the deeper the voice, the more electablethe candidate. And not just for men. Deeper voiced women have an advantage over other women, even when they''re running for positions traditionally held by women, like theschool board or PTA president. So says a study in the journal PLoS ONE. 【Rindy C. Anderson and Casey A. Klofstad, Preference for Leaders with MasculineVoices Holds in the Case of Feminine Leadership Roles】Researchers played undergrads recordings like this. [Women’s voices.] Then they asked the students to vote for one of them for the school board or the PTA. In each mock election, the deeper voiced woman snaggedabout 70 percent of the votes.Women''s voices naturally deepen with age, so the researchers say we might be biased to select older women as leaders. And previous studies have shown that women with deeper voices are seen as more competent, trustworthy and strong. Margaret Thatcherused that to her advantage—she was famously coachedto deepen her voice. Other politicians might do well to follow her lead, when they make their pitch to voters. AudioWordsmock：[mɒk] 模拟的，假的，仿制的，假装的 sway：[sweɪ] （使）摇动，（使）摇摆 electable：[ɪ''lektəbl] 有候选资格的，当选的 school board：[sku:lbɔ:d] 学校董事会，教育委员会 masculine：[ˈmæskjəlɪn] 男子气概的，阳性的，雄性的，男性化的，像男人的 snag：[snæg] 抓住 competent：[ˈkɒmpɪtənt] 有能力的，能胜任的，能干的，称职的，足够的 Margaret Thatcher ：玛格丽特·撒切尔（撒切尔夫人，英国前首相） coach：[kəʊtʃ] 辅导，训练，指导 Knowledge point撒切尔夫人就利用了声音深沉的优势--她刻意训练让自己的发音更加低沉。 Margaret Thatcher used that to her advantage—she was famously coached to deepen her voice. |
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