Vocalizations are ideal identity signals
If human societies are understood as identity groups, then our psychology should include design for the production and detection of credible identity signals. We argue that vocalizations are ideal identity signals because the human auditory system is sensitive to subtle acoustic features; vocal signals are efficient; and speech and song are highly complex, enabling the embedding therein of identity signals.
Authors
- Edward H. Hagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5758-9093)
- Samuel A. Mehr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9400-7718)
- J. Richmond Barry
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Yale University (US)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- Washington State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x24001079
- Primary Topic
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Royal Society Te Apārangi