Are Women Really More Talkative Than Men

Women are generally assumed to be more talkative than men. Data were analyzed from 396 participants who wore a voice recorder that sampled ambient sounds for several days. Participants' daily word use was extrapolated from the number of recorded words. Women and men both spoke about 16,000 word...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2007-07, Vol.317 (5834), p.82-82
Hauptverfasser:	Mehl, Matthias R, Vazire, Simine, Ramírez-Esparza, Nairán, Slatcher, Richard B, Pennebaker, James W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acoustics Adolescent Adult Behavior Biological and medical sciences Brevia College students Differential and comparative psychology Extrapolation Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gender differences Humans Language Male Men Production and perception of spoken language Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Sex Characteristics Sex linked differences Social interactions. Communication. Group processes Social psychology Spokes Verbal Behavior Voice recorders Words
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Women are generally assumed to be more talkative than men. Data were analyzed from 396 participants who wore a voice recorder that sampled ambient sounds for several days. Participants' daily word use was extrapolated from the number of recorded words. Women and men both spoke about 16,000 words per day.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.1139940