The Persuasiveness of Synthetic Speech versus Human Speech Export

@article{citeulike:5128543, abstract = {Is computer-synthesized speech as persuasive as the human voice when presenting an argument? After completing an attitude pretest, 193 participants were randomly assigned to listen to a persuasive appeal under three conditions: a high-quality synthesized speech system (DECtalk Express), a low-quality synthesized speech system (Monologue), and a tape recording of a human voice. Following the appeal, participants completed a posttest attitude survey and a series of questionnaires designed to assess perceptions of speech qualities, perceptions of the speaker, and perceptions of the message. The human voice was generally perceived more favorably than the computer-synthesized voice, and the speaker was perceived more favorably when the voice was a human voice than when it was computer synthesized. There was, however, no evidence that computerized speech, as compared with the human voice, affected persuasion or perceptions of the message. Actual or potential applications of this research include issues that should be considered when designing synthetic speech systems. 10.1518/001872099779656680}, author = {Stern, Steven E. and Mullennix, John W. and Dyson, Corrie-Lynn and Wilson, Stephen J.}, citeulike-article-id = {5128543}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1518/001872099779656680}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://hfs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/41/4/588}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1518/001872099779656680}, journal = {Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society}, keywords = {persuasion, research, rhetoric, science, speech, technology}, month = {December}, number = {4}, pages = {588--595}, posted-at = {2009-07-12 21:18:04}, priority = {3}, title = {The Persuasiveness of Synthetic Speech versus Human Speech}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1518/001872099779656680}, volume = {41}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5128543 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5128543 N2 - Is computer-synthesized speech as persuasive as the human voice when presenting an argument? After completing an attitude pretest, 193 participants were randomly assigned to listen to a persuasive appeal under three conditions: a high-quality synthesized speech system (DECtalk Express), a low-quality synthesized speech system (Monologue), and a tape recording of a human voice. Following the appeal, participants completed a posttest attitude survey and a series of questionnaires designed to assess perceptions of speech qualities, perceptions of the speaker, and perceptions of the message. The human voice was generally perceived more favorably than the computer-synthesized voice, and the speaker was perceived more favorably when the voice was a human voice than when it was computer synthesized. There was, however, no evidence that computerized speech, as compared with the human voice, affected persuasion or perceptions of the message. Actual or potential applications of this research include issues that should be considered when designing synthetic speech systems. 10.1518/001872099779656680 IS - 4 JF - Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society EP - 595 TI - The Persuasiveness of Synthetic Speech versus Human Speech VL - 41 SP - 588 KW - persuasion KW - research KW - rhetoric KW - science KW - speech KW - technology AU - Stern, Steven AU - Mullennix, John AU - Dyson, Corrie-Lynn AU - Wilson, Stephen PY - 1999/12/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1518/001872099779656680 ER -