Do cheerfulness, exhilaration, and humor production moderate pain tolerance? A FACS study

Humor

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 85-119

  Zweyer, Karen ^a   Velker, Barbara ^a   Ruch, Willibald ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cold pressor test; Facial expression; Humor; Laughter; Pain tolerance; Smiling

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842632467     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/humr.2004.009     Document Type: Article

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