Laughter as a social rejection cue: Gelotophobia and transient cardiac responses to other persons' laughter and insult
Abstract
Other persons' laughter, normally perceived as a signal that persons are friendly and inviting others to approach, can also be perceived as a cue of social rejection. In this study, prerecorded laughter was placed in a realistic and personally relevant context, and participants' responses were related to gelotophobia, a trait predisposing to perceiving laughter as a cue of social rejection. Individuals with gelotophobia showed marked heart rate...
Paper Details
Title
Laughter as a social rejection cue: Gelotophobia and transient cardiac responses to other persons' laughter and insult
Published Date
Jul 1, 2014
Journal
Volume
51
Issue
11
Pages
1112 - 1121
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