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