Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Date of Award
Summer 1996
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Advisor
Chuck Wilhelm
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis was to determine if male subjects would raise the fundamental frequency of their voice when given a vocal model by a female clinician. The 42 subjects were divided into four groups and each subject participated in two trials. This design, using these four groups, counter-balanced the data for gender and order effects. The Visi-Pitch Apple Interface (Kay Elemelrics Corporation, 1986) served as the fundamental frequency analyzer for all data. The mean fundamental frequencies produced by each group in Trial 1 and Trial 2 were subjected to an analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results indicated there was a significant group by trial interaction which suggested that the variables were interacting in a complex manner. However, results did indicate that a very high percentage (77%) of all the males in this study did raise the fundamental frequency of their voice when the stimulus provider was a female. This finding indicated the need for documentation or recognition of possible gender interaction when male subjects and female examiners/clinicians participate in data collection of pitch related vocal parameters.
Recommended Citation
Wiebe, Kristin L., "Electro-Acoustical Estimates of Habitual Pitch : A Study of the Influence of the Gender of the Stimulus Presenter" (1996). Master's Theses. 2605.
DOI: 10.58809/IEOJ3681
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/2605
Rights
© 1996 Kristin L. Wiebe
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