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=== Laughing === | === Laughing === | ||
Laughing seems to have multiple functions all of which likely evolved from a necessity for babies to signal all is good and positive emotion. Since laughing signals positive emotion it is used to signal absence of threat. Absence of threat can mean that oneself is not a threat, i.e. a low status signal. | Laughing seems to have multiple functions all of which likely evolved from a necessity for babies to signal all is good and positive emotion like smiling. Since laughing signals positive emotion it is used to signal absence of threat. Absence of threat can mean that oneself is not a threat, i.e. a low status signal. | ||
Laughing can act as a signal of admitting someone more (intellectual) status, e.g. by laughing about people's jokes. Conversely, people laugh about jokes to signal they understood it, i.e. to assert status themselves. | Laughing can act as a signal of admitting someone more (intellectual) status, e.g. by laughing about people's jokes. Conversely, people laugh about jokes to signal they understood it, i.e. to assert status themselves. | ||