Why does my voice get high when I talk to people?

Summary: People tend to change the pitch of their voice depending on who they are talking to, and how dominant they feel, a study has found. Regardless of self-perceived social status, people tend to talk to high status individuals using a higher pitch.

Why is my voice so high-pitched female?

Males and females have different vocal fold sizes, and the shorter vocal folds of women makes their pitch higher. Furthermore, some women simply have more naturally higher-pitched voices than others.

Why do I have a higher pitched voice than my boyfriend?

This is because we naturally interpret higher pitched voices as more submissive—when we are talking to someone of high status, we raise the tone of our voice to appear less threatening and confrontational. Deeper voices naturally sound more dominant, the study states, especially in men.

Does the pitch of your voice change when you talk to people?

The findings showed that both men and women did this — the pitch of voice changed depending upon how “prestigious” and “dominant” they perceived the person they were speaking with, in relation to their own perception of themselves. Generally speaking, people talked to high-status individuals in a higher pitch.

Why does everyone’s voice sound different?

The changes in pitch — the highness or lowness — occurs when there are changes in the shape of the gap between the vocal cords. However, it is the shape of our throat, nose and mouth, that will determine the quality of our sound, which is why everyone’s voice sounds different.

Do people talk to high-status individuals in a higher or lower pitch?

Generally speaking, people talked to high-status individuals in a higher pitch. But things changed a little depending on what the person’s self-perception was. Participants who considered themselves to be generally dominant spoke in a lower tone when talking to people of a high status.