2 studies explored the effects of being confronted by one's own voice. In the 1st study, 39 Ss listened to a sample of their own voices and of 19 unfamiliar voices. Physiological responses to those stimuli showed greater activation by own voice, whether or not Ss consciously recognized their own voices. When playback was delayed for 3 mo., the significant activation by own voice persisted for those who recognized their own voices and continued as a tendency for those who did not recognize their own voices. In the 2nd study, a group of psychiatrists and a group of townspeople produced single-word free associations before and after listening to their own voices. Another group of psychiatrists and townspeople produced free associations before and after listening to a stranger's voice. A 3rd group of psychiatrists free associaterl twice with no interpolated stimulus voice. The results showed a trend to constriction of associative output after Ss heard their own voices. In addition, psychiatrists showed increased production of affect words, while townspeople showed decreased production of affect words after listening to their own voices. There were no differences between the groups in affect word production following listening to another's voice. Results are interpreted as being consistent with a process of affective impact which mobilizes defensive reactions following listening to one's own voice.

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