How do gelotophobes interpret laughter in ambiguous situations? An experimental validation of the concept

Humor

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 63-89

  Ruch, Willibald ^a   Altfreder, Olga ^a   Proyer, René T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Assessment; Gelotophobia; Laughter; Mood; Perception; Semi projective test

Indexed keywords

EID: 63749114683     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: 16133722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HUMR.2009.004     Document Type: Article

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