Abstract
There is a long history of recognizing a continuum in social signals of positive affect, with the continuum ranging from mild amusement signals to strong laughter. However there has been little systematic effort to assess what this continuum might mean. We present data that shows that incorporating intensity measures of laughter into laughter research is an important component and that there is a strong relationship between laughter intensity and humour. This may be intuitively obvious but the strength of the relationship suggests that intensity measures should be included in all laughter research.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 4th Interdisciplinary Workshop on Laughter and Other Non-verbal Vocalisations in Speech |
Editors | Khiet Truong, Dirk Heylen, Jurgen Trouvain, Nick Campbell |
Pages | 27-29 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 14 Apr 2015 |
Event | 4th Interdisciplinary Workshop in Laughter and other Non-verbal Vocalisations in Speech - University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands Duration: 14 Apr 2015 → 15 Apr 2015 |
Conference
Conference | 4th Interdisciplinary Workshop in Laughter and other Non-verbal Vocalisations in Speech |
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Country | Netherlands |
City | Enschede |
Period | 14/04/2015 → 15/04/2015 |