Emotional expression of capacity and trustworthiness in humor and in social dilemmas

Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol. 34, No. 5, pg. 396-397.

 Norman P. Li, and Daniel Balliet

Humor and social dilemmas are two disparate areas that have been linked to emotions. However, they tend to have been studied apart from considerations of emotion and emotional expression. We provide an overview of how such areas might be illuminated by Vigil's socio-relational framework, and how capacity and trustworthiness are communicated in humor and social dilemmas.

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