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2016 ; 11
(10
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Perceived Masculinity Predicts U S Supreme Court Outcomes
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Chen D
; Halberstam Y
; Yu AC
PLoS One
2016[]; 11
(10
): e0164324
PMID27737008
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Previous studies suggest a significant role of language in the court room, yet
none has identified a definitive correlation between vocal characteristics and
court outcomes. This paper demonstrates that voice-based snap judgments based
solely on the introductory sentence of lawyers arguing in front of the Supreme
Court of the United States predict outcomes in the Court. In this study,
participants rated the opening statement of male advocates arguing before the
Supreme Court between 1998 and 2012 in terms of masculinity, attractiveness,
confidence, intelligence, trustworthiness, and aggressiveness. We found
significant correlation between vocal characteristics and court outcomes and the
correlation is specific to perceived masculinity even when judgment of
masculinity is based only on less than three seconds of exposure to a lawyer's
speech sample. Specifically, male advocates are more likely to win when they are
perceived as less masculine. No other personality dimension predicts court
outcomes. While this study does not aim to establish any causal connections, our
findings suggest that vocal characteristics may be relevant in even as solemn a
setting as the Supreme Court of the United States.
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