The effects of audience laughter on men's and women's responses to humor

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-231

  Martin, G Neil ^a   Gray, Colin D ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LAUGHTER; MALE; RADIO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACILITATION; STUDENTS; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 0030119343     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.1996.9713996     Document Type: Article

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