9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first system utterance does not inquire directly about gender, and wherein analyzing the first user utterance comprises detecting a gender of the individual from a characteristic of the first user utterance to the first system utterance.
1. A method of obtaining individual profile information from an individual during an automated session, the method comprising: providing a first system utterance to the individual over a network during an automated session associated with a line of questioning for obtaining the individual profile information; receiving a first user utterance in response to the first system utterance from the individual over the network; analyzing, via a processor, a temperament, a timing, and a content of the first user utterance to yield an analysis; detecting a mood of the individual based on the analysis and whether the mood meets a termination criteria; when the mood meets the termination criteria, terminating the line of questioning, continuing the automated session with the individual, and deferring the obtaining of the individual profile information to a subsequent automated session; and when the mood does not meet the termination criteria, performing steps comprising: providing to the individual a second system utterance based on the analysis of the temperament, the content, and timing for the first user utterance, the second system utterance selected from a hierarchy of questions for the line of questioning organized by question content, temperament criteria, and timing criteria; determining whether the first user utterance addresses information in an individual profile database; and when the first user utterance adequately addresses the information in the individual profile database, storing the first user utterance in the individual profile database.