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Why We Laugh (1956)
About this film
Whether it is from the belly or just a casual chuckle, laughter effects pulse, respiration and skin tone of the body, Dr. Feinberg points out in this first lecture. He tells why people respond to situations with laughter and demonstrates the use of the polygraph in measuring the effect of laughter on the various parts of the body. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Directors & creators
WOI-TV (Television station : Ames, Iowa)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Laughter, Humor, Satire, Psychology, Physiology, Philosophy, Dr. Leonard Feinberg, 1950s, Educational Television, Polygraphs, Lie Detectors, Theories of Humor, Herbert Spencer, Arthur Koestler, Emotions, Human Behavior, Respiration, Pulse Rate, Skin Conductivity, Man and Laughter (Series), Iowa State College, Neurological Reactions, Social Sciences, Scientific Experiments, Jokes
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