You 'have' to hear this: Using tone of voice to motivate others

Weinstein, Netta ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2200-6617, Zougkou, Konstantina and Paulmann, Silke 2017. You 'have' to hear this: Using tone of voice to motivate others. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance 10.1037/xhp0000502

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Abstract

The present studies explored the role of prosody in motivating others, and applied self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) to do so. Initial studies describe patterns of prosody that discriminate motivational speech. Autonomy support was expressed with lower intensity, slower speech rate and less voice energy in both motivationally laden and neutral (but motivationally primed) sentences. In a follow-up study, participants were able to recognize motivational prosody in semantically neutral sentences, suggesting prosody alone may carry motivational content. Findings from subsequent studies also showed that an autonomy-supportive as compared to a controlling tone facilitated positive personal (perceived choice and lower perceived pressure, well-being) and interpersonal (closeness to others and prosocial behaviors) outcomes commonly linked to this type of motivation. Results inform both the social psychology (in particular motivation) and psycho-linguistic (in particular prosody) literatures and offer a first description of how motivational tone alone can shape listeners’ experiences.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
ISSN:	0096-1523
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	12 September 2017
Date of Acceptance:	11 September 2017
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2024 11:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/104565

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