Someone should test this on criminal psychopaths and see if they are significantly better or worse at it than the general pop. I would bet there will be two major populations of psychopath in solidly each category.
Somewhat in my defense, although I've seen a few clips with Rogan, I'm not very familiar with him. I agree with the GP's comment, I thought the real Joe Rogan reading ads sounded very staccato and robotic. Near the end I got a little better with the "OK, robotic sounding Joe is the real one."
That said, I'm an introvert and I don't enjoy social situations with people I don't know, so while perhaps not a psychopath it's plausible the my poor ability to infer emotional intonation is at play both here and in social situations.
However, as I mentioned in this comment[1] I don't think you have much to worry about. The correct criteria for diagnosing fake vs real is actually not being robotic. I knew immediately what was real because there was emphasis and affectation, as opposed to the monotone counterpart.
Finally, a minor quib: "psychopathy" is not about an ability to infer intonation (quite the opposite). I'm an introvert like you (Hell, I'm probably considered a hermit) and I was easily able to identify the doppelganger.
What does introversion and being a hermit have to do with psychopathy?
I also don't want to make people feel like they're necessarily terrible people if they can't. Sorry if that's the way it came across.
Thinkint about this: It seems that culturally we are comfortable telling people feel like they're dumb (ie SATs, grades, uni admissions) or unathletic (competitive sports is a big part of growing up)... But we don't say anything about moral character.
I never had a coach tell me I am not athletic or a teacher tell me I am dumb.
Those psychopaths who are "bad" at determining authenticity versus those who are "good" at it (mostly-wrong as opposed to mostly-correct, respectively)?
I'm hesitant to agree with that; from my understanding, a "psychopath" (current medical definition is Antisocial Personality Disorder, ASPD) is one who is outside of social norms and mores. Much like a precise machine, they are able to attenuate their focus to the nuances most neurotypical people take for granted.
Although far from a medical professional, I would hazard to guess an autistic person would be one of the groups you might attribute to supposed psychopathy (specifically: those unable to diagnose fake from authentic). However, even that claim should be taken with an ounce of salt. Point being, I get triggered when people use psychopath willy-nilly!
Yup, it's fairly obvious there is a difference between a somewhat more robotic intonation vs someone who puts emphasis on certain parts of each word. Still, they nailed the sound/uniqueness of his voice pretty well.
Explained musically: the fake one goes from C to C# instantly, and the real one sweeps through all the frequencies in between in order to switch tones.
I understand people commonly intend empathy to convey 'well intentioned' or 'harboring feelings to understand and help others,' but I thought the actual meaning is the first sentence of your comment?