@article{ref1,
title="Cognitive similarity and group laughter",
journal="Journal of personality and social psychology",
year="1975",
author="Robert J., Wolosin",
volume="32",
number="3",
pages="503-509",
abstract="Studied laughter in groups as a function of cognitive similarity of group members. 204 male and female college students used a ranking procedure to indicate agreement with 5 statements concerning aggression. Later, 60 females and 47 males from the sample met in same-sex groups. The task of group members was to tell one another funny stories, jokes, and anecdotes. Overt laughter in the group session was tallied. For males, groups containing a greater number of dyads that were cognitively similar with respect to their initial ranking of stimuli laughed more frequently than groups containing fewer cognitively similar dyads; for both sexes, cognitive similarity tended to be associated with a pleasant group atmosphere, fewer awkward silences, and a more relaxed style of interaction. Results suggest that laughter in informal groups is related to communication efficiency. (16 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)<p />",
language="",
issn="0022-3514",
doi="10.1037/h0077083",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0077083"
}