Effects of alcohol on responsive laughter and amusement.
After consuming either an alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverage, 48 subjects viewed a humorous film. Frequency of responsive laughter and subjective amusement was significantly greater in the alcohol group.
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Department of Psychology, University of Hull, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007845:Laughter; D008297:Male; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic
D000431:Ethanol