Social Context Disambiguates the Interpretation of Laughter

Despite being a pan-cultural phenomenon, laughter is arguably the least understood behaviour deployed in social interaction. As well as being a response to humour, it has other important functions including promoting social affiliation, developing cooperation and regulating competitive behaviours. T...

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Main Authors: William Curran, Gary J. McKeown, Magdalena Rychlowska, Elisabeth André, Johannes Wagner, Florian Lingenfelser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02342/full