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Contagious laughter

Laughter is a sufficient stimulus for laughs and smiles

Bibliographic Data

ID11622819
AuthorsRobert R Provine (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, corresponding author)
Year1992
Volume30
Issue1
Pages1-4
Publication date1992-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of the Psychonomic Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-5054 • E-ISSN: 2197-9979
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.3758/bf03330380
OpenAlexW2042530206
LanguageEN
Citations received50
References cited34

Laughter · Silence · Stimulus (psychology · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Humor Studies and Applications · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition

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Unique citing works50
Citations per year1,61
Citation span1995 - 2026 (32)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 50
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