The role of rhythm and pitch in the evaluation of human laughter

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 255-272

  Kipper, Silke ^a,b   Todt, Dietmar ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Inst fur Biol: Verhaltensbiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Human laughter; Nonverbal behavior; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042649924     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027384817134     Document Type: Article

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