Variation of sound parameters affects the evaluation of human laughter

Behaviour

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1161-1178

  Kipper, Silke ^a   Todt, Dietmar ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 0035730387     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853901753287181     Document Type: Article

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