Laughter influences social bonding but not prosocial generosity to friends and strangers

Humans deploy a number of specific behaviours for forming social bonds, one of which is laughter. However, two questions have not yet been investigated with respect to laughter: (1) Does laughter increase the sense of bonding to those with whom we laugh? and (2) Does laughter facilitate prosocial ge...

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Main Authors: Dunbar, RIM, Frangou, A, Grainger, F, Pearce, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2021