Laughing, Tickling, and the Evolution of Speech and Self

By R. Provine. 2004

190 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Cultural Studies, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/ea0b50934259ef42644a0a40a8623d7824009213

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In Cultural Studies

1. Amy L. Gentzler
2. C. Robert
3. Meagan A. Ramsey
4. J. Wilbanks

In Developmental and Educational Psychology

1. Amy L. Gentzler
2. C. Robert
3. Meagan A. Ramsey
4. J. Wilbanks

In Social Psychology

1. C. Robert
2. Amy L. Gentzler
3. Meagan A. Ramsey
4. J. Wilbanks

Citations in the corpus

• The Wheel Model of humor: Humor events and affect in organizations (2012, background): “In fact, research has found that speakers laugh more than their audience (Provine, 2004), highlighting the notion that laughter can be a ritualized social behavior.”
• An upward spiral: Bidirectional associations between positive affect and positive aspects of close relationships across the life span (2015, background): “Thus, at this age, smiling, tickling, and laughing serve as a series of positive communication channels for parents and their infants (Nwokah, Hsu, Dobrowolska, & Fogel, 1994; Provine, 2004).”