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2003
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From the book : Evolutionary Psychology 1: 214-253.
In this hypothesis paper, I propose a three-component set of jointly necessary and sufficient trigger criteria for all cases of involuntary laughter.
The theory incorporates concepts from the theory of mind in cognitive science.
I then examine the information content of the laughter signal from a game theoretic perspective.
I conclude that laughter is a signal of cooperator value as it provides information on the laugher’s empathy with the attributed mental states and her sympathy levels for all affected by the laugh-inducing situation.
Laughter also indicates what types of mental representations children, autistic people, nonhuman primates and adults possess and can falsify.
In this hypothesis paper, I propose a three-component set of jointly necessary and sufficient trigger criteria for all cases of involuntary laughter.
The theory incorporates concepts from the theory of mind in cognitive science.
I then examine the information content of the laughter signal from a game theoretic perspective.
I conclude that laughter is a signal of cooperator value as it provides information on the laugher’s empathy with the attributed mental states and her sympathy levels for all affected by the laugh-inducing situation.
Laughter also indicates what types of mental representations children, autistic people, nonhuman primates and adults possess and can falsify.
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01 janvier 2003
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