The Effect of Intentional Voice Quality Alteration on Mental Effort as Measured via Pupillometry and Self-Report Scales.
Purpose: Mental effort is theoretically and qualitatively known to increase when individuals intentionally alter their voice quality, as they learn to do in voice therapy or voice training. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of voice quality alteration on mental effort using both (o...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16 |
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