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Lakin, Jessica L.; Jefferis, Valerie E.; Cheng, Clara Michelle; Chartrand, Tanya L.

doi:10.1023/a:1025389814290

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“…Although laughter plays an important role in regulating conversation in humans [1], it may also play a significant role in facilitating social bonding among groups of individuals [2,11,12,50]. In both primates and humans, for example, laughter plays an important signalling role during social play [1][2][3].…”

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Social laughter is correlated with an elevated pain threshold

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Although laughter forms an important part of human non-verbal communication, it has received rather less attention than it deserves in both the experimental and the observational literatures. Relaxed social (Duchenne) laughter is associated with feelings of wellbeing and heightened affect, a proximate explanation for which might be the release of endorphins. We tested this hypothesis in a series of six experimental studies in both the laboratory (watching videos) and naturalistic contexts (watching stage performances), using change in pain threshold as an assay for endorphin release. The results show that pain thresholds are significantly higher after laughter than in the control condition. This pain-tolerance effect is due to laughter itself and not simply due to a change in positive affect. We suggest that laughter, through an endorphin-mediated opiate effect, may play a crucial role in social bonding.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social laughter is correlated with an elevated pain threshold

Dunbar

Baron²,

Frangou³

et al. 2011

Proc. R. Soc. B.

169

165

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“…Evolutionary psychologists have argued that mimicry serves the adaptive function of aiding social survival. According to them, mimicry is a kind of social glue that binds people together (Chartrand et al, 2005;Lakin, Jefferis, Cheng, & Chartrand, 2003).…”

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New Perspectives on Emotional Contagion: A Review of Classic and Recent Research on Facial Mimicry and Contagion

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Recently, scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, using a variety of scientific techniques, have begun to study the influence of attention, facial mimicry, and social context on emotional contagion. In this paper we will review the classic evidence documenting the role of attention, facial mimicry, and feedback in sparking primitive emotional contagion. Then we will discuss the new evidence which scholars have amassed to help us better understand the role of facial mimicry in fostering contagion and the ability to "read" others' thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Finally, we will briefly speculate as to where future research might be headed.

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“…The "Chameleon Effect" refers to the phenomenon where humans unintentionally mimic the behaviors of another person as they interact. Additionally, the recipient of this imitation passively develops empathy and rapport for the interaction participant [1]. The Chameleon Effect is responsible for both gestural imitation ("motor contagion") and emotional imitation ("mood contagion") [2].…”

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Robotic Motion Learning Framework to Promote Social Engagement

2018

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Featured Application: Robotic imitation during human-robot interaction can build interest, empathy, and trust in human participants, opening the door to a vast host of medical care applications. These include a safe and realistic platform for special needs children to practice social encounters, companionship for elderly or bedridden hospital patients, and reliable supervision of outpatients.Abstract: Imitation is a powerful component of communication between people, and it poses an important implication in improving the quality of interaction in the field of human-robot interaction (HRI). This paper discusses a novel framework designed to improve human-robot interaction through robotic imitation of a participant's gestures. In our experiment, a humanoid robotic agent socializes with and plays games with a participant. For the experimental group, the robot additionally imitates one of the participant's novel gestures during a play session. We hypothesize that the robot's use of imitation will increase the participant's openness towards engaging with the robot. Experimental results from a user study of 12 subjects show that post-imitation, experimental subjects displayed a more positive emotional state, had higher instances of mood contagion towards the robot, and interpreted the robot to have a higher level of autonomy than their control group counterparts did. These results point to an increased participant interest in engagement fueled by personalized imitation during interaction.

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Cited by 777 publications

References 53 publications

Social laughter is correlated with an elevated pain threshold

Social laughter is correlated with an elevated pain threshold

New Perspectives on Emotional Contagion: A Review of Classic and Recent Research on Facial Mimicry and Contagion

Robotic Motion Learning Framework to Promote Social Engagement

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