Young adults, 15 males and 20 females, were asked to identify the sex of 30 voices (20 modified to reduce sex-specific characteristics). When cues were consistent for one sex, choices were split and there were no differences between listeners. Among ambiguous voices listeners tended to identify more males. Designs must control gender distribution of a listening panel.
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