Humorous laughter in children

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6201119
AutoresAntony J Chapman (Institute of Science and Technology, autor de correspondencia)
Año1975
Volumen31
Número1
Páginas42-49
Fecha de publicación1975-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/h0076235
PMID1117411
OpenAlexW2031359384
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas20

This experiment examines the notion that the sharing of humor enhances overt expressive responses (laughter and smiling) and humor ratings. Independent groups of seven- to eight-year-old children listened on headphones to amusing material. They were tested alone or in dyads or triads with confederates of the same sex. In triads, duration of laughter and smiling was inversely related to the amount that confederates looked at one another; this was the case whether confederates were thought to be listening to the same or different recordings. Laughter and smiling scores support the notion that sharing the social situation is crucial in the facilitation of "humorous laughter." A theory of socially facilitated laughter is proposed which draws upon social-facilitation drive theory and the tension-reduction aspects of humor theory

Active listening · Developmental psychology · Headphones · Laughter · Social facilitation · Social relation · Child Development and Digital Technology · Communication · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Humor Studies and Applications · Psychology · Social Psychology