Stanley Milgram, describing his classic studies on obedience to authority,
observed laughter in subjects as they obeyed his commands to administer
shock. He compared it to the "sadistic" laughter observed among Nazi
concentration camp guards. Apparently the laughter is an expression of a
very deep, severe conflict. I hope this helps.
--Sue Cloninger, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY 12180
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, Jeffrey Nagelbush wrote:
> A colleague in another department asked me a question about nervous
> laughter. I gave her some answer but I was only speculating. Do we know
> why some people react with laughter to pictures of, for example, horrible
> injuries?
>
> Any help will be apprediated.
>
> Jeff Nagelbush
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