Correlating Psychopathy With Speech Patterns

florescent_beige writes "Researchers from Cornell and UBC report that analysis of speech patterns using Wmatrix, along with something called the Dictionary of Affect in Language (see a demo here), shows that psychopaths speak differently from other people, at least statistically (abstract). Although they say that these differences are 'presumably beyond conscious control,' the authors do not say if the method has any predictive use. Regardless, the popular press has already gone headline-nonlinear about it."

Re:first draft syndrome

[fey000]

I often use the term "Kill the whores!" when excited and "Demons are coming to rape my skull!" when leaving. Does this classify me as a psychopath or just an average academic?

Re:PR Stunt

[Anonymous Coward]

"Most psychopaths don't consider themselves sick."

Agreed, they consider themselves politicians.

Re:first draft syndrome

[ColdWetDog]

I often use the term "Kill the whores!" when excited and "Demons are coming to rape my skull!" when leaving. Does this classify me as a psychopath or just an average academic?

Yes.

Speech analysis, welcome.

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

Hello, speech analysis, I am proud to welcome you to the select club of phrenology, graphology, astrology and numerology.

Re:All psychopaths...

[flosofl]

Your relationship with Logic makes me think you met it once at a party, shook its hand to be polite, and then moved on to talk to all the interesting people never giving it a second thought.

fuck you

[circletimessquare]

no fucking way word patterns indicate psychopathology you ignorant motherfucker

i'll take a fucking broomstick and ram it down your fucking gullet if i hear one fucking peep from your ignorant piehole about word patterns indicating a propensity for psychopathology and then rape your mother with the same fucking broomstick. are fucking listening to me?

Re:PR Stunt

[Cryacin]

Did anyone run the paper through the paper's algorithm? That would be interesting to do.