Humour, Tickle, and the Darwin-Hecker Hypothesis

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-110

  Harris, Christine R ^a   Christenfeld, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0009520328     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026999397380050     Document Type: Article

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