Laughter: A Scientific Investigation

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Philosophy of Humor (2010, background): “According to one estimate, we are thirty times more likely to laugh with other people than when we are alone (Provine 2000, 45).”
Humor, Comedy, and Consumer Behavior (2018, background): “The second moderator, comedy type, refers to the different forms that comedy can take Puns, knock-knock jokes, insults, sitcoms, cartoons, slapstick, memes, mimes, and even public executions all potentially evoke laughter and amusement (Provine 2000; Warren and McGraw 2015).”
Naturalistic observations of smiling and laughter in human group interactions (2008, background): “…because their frequency of occurrence increases in social as opposed to solitary contexts (Mackey, 1976; Kraut & Johnston, 1979; Fridlund, 1991; Provine, 2000), and second, 4) Corresponding author’s e-mail address: Marc.Mehu@pse.unige.ch © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2008 Behaviour 145,…”
Tearing: Breakthrough in Human Emotional Signaling (2009, background): “UMBC is an ethnically diverse campus (52% white, 22% Asian, 17% African-American, 4% Hispanic, 4% international, 1% native American) with students from 93 countries.”