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Evidence that cultural groups differ in their abilities to detect fake accents: a follow up

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We recently reported that cultural group membership may be a predictor of the likelihood that an individual will detect a faked accent in a recording. Here, we present follow-up data to our original study using a larger data set comprised of responses from the across the world. Our findings are in line with our previous work and suggest that native listeners perform better at this task than do non-native listeners overall, although with some between-group variation. We discuss our findings within the context of signals of trustworthiness and suggest future avenues of research.

Source: Evolutionary Human Sciences

DOI: 10.1017/ehs.2025.10007

Authors: Jonathan R. Goodman, Robert A. Foley

Institutions: University of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute

Language: English

Topic: Phonetics and Phonology Research

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,550

OpenAlex ID: W4411825883