Not all laughs are alike: Voiced but Not Unvoiced Laughter Readily Elicits Positive Affect

Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 252-257

  Bachorowski, Jo Anne ^a   Owren, Michael J ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHONATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY; VOICE;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHONATION; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 0035346201     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00346     Document Type: Article

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