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  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Laughter is a complex social behavior.
  • An affect-induction model suggests laughter can be a conditioned emotional response.
  • Antiphonal laughter, or responding with laughter to a partner's laugh, is a specific social vocalization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the occurrence and function of antiphonal laughter in social dyads.
  • To test the hypothesis that antiphonal laughter is a manifestation of conditioned positive emotional responses.
  • To explore differences in antiphonal laughter between friends and strangers, and across sexes.

Main Methods:

  • 148 participants were audiorecorded in same- or mixed-sex friend or stranger dyads.
  • Participants engaged in brief games designed to elicit laughter.
  • An index of antiphonal laughter was calculated using Yule's Q.

Main Results:

  • Antiphonal laughter occurred significantly more frequently in friend dyads compared to stranger dyads.
  • Females in mixed-sex dyads produced more antiphonal laughter than their male partners.
  • Findings suggest antiphonal laughter is linked to the quality of social relationships.

Conclusions:

  • Antiphonal laughter may signal a mutually positive stance between social partners.
  • This form of laughter likely functions to reinforce shared positive affective experiences.
  • The study provides empirical support for the role of conditioned emotional responses in social vocalizations like laughter.