Teaching the Perception of Expressive Aspects of Vocal Communication
MURRAY ALPERT PH.D.1,
WILLIAM A. FROSCH M.D.1, , and
SAUL H. FISHER M.D.1
1 Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10016, and Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital
In an effort to direct the attention of residents to important aspects of the patient's expressive communication, the authors present methods which are designed to help the novice focus on the infracontent aspects of the patient's vocal productions by removing confusing, conflicting, or more insistent cues or content. These methods include manipulation of temporal, intensity, frequency, and intelligibility aspects of the voice signal.
