The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of listeners` estimation of physical characteristics such as body weight and body height from voice signals alone. A series of listening tasks was carried out in which 20 adult male listeners judged body weight and height from 20 adult male speakers` voice samples. Additionally, listeners` perception of the speakers` voice pitch was compared to actual voice pitch measured as fundamental frequency (F0) in Hz. The results of Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients calculations indicated that the listeners` estimation of body weight and height was in negative correlation with actual physical parameters of the speakers. In point of fact, it was shown that listeners held a certain vocal stereotype about physical characteristics where lower pitch of the voice was taken as an indicator of larger body weight and height, and vice versa.
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