Please write an introduction following the grading rubic below and the thematic grid attached from the listed 5 articles. Grading Rubric:

Please write an introduction following the grading rubic below and the thematic grid attached from the listed 5 articles.

Grading Rubric:

                                                                        Poor                                  Excellent Possible

Introduction                                                   13.75   16.25   18.75   21.25   23.75   25

Start w/problem statement – why do this? 

And lead into a theory – why do we predict the 

variables to be related? Theories explain why

Review of the articles, making sure to use

your own words, focusing on their method and results,

using correct APA style citation 

What is your hypothesis based upon the 

literature reviewed? Specific testable pred. 

about how the groups will differFive (5) articles:

1. Bänninger-Huber, E., & Salvenauer, S. (2023). Different types of laughter and their function for  

         emotion regulation in dyadic interactions. Current Psychology: A Journal for Diverse

         Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues, 42(28), 24249–24259. 

         https://doi-org.proxy-ub.researchport.umd.edu/10.1007/s12144-022-03485-1

2. Cai, C. Q., Lavan, N., Chen, S. H. Y., Wang, C. Z. X., Ozturk, O. C., Chiu, R. M. Y., Gilbert, S. J., 

          White, S. J., & Scott, S. K. (2024). Mapping the differential impact of spontaneous and 

          conversational laughter on brain and mind: An fMRI study in autism. Cerebral 

         Cortex, 34(5). 

https://doi-org.proxy-ub.researchport.umd.edu/10.1093/cercor/bhae199

3. Plate, R. C., Zhao, S., Katz, C., Graber, E., Daley, G., Corbett, N., All, K., Neumann, C. S., & Waller, 

        R. (2022). Are you laughing with me or at me? Psychopathic traits and the ability to 

        distinguish between affiliation and dominance laughter cues. Journal of Personality, 90(4),

        631–644. 

https://doi-org.proxy-ub.researchport.umd.edu/10.1111/jopy.12687

4. Scott, S. K., Cai, C. Q., & Billing, A. (2022). Robert Provine: the critical human importance of   

          laughter, connections and contagion. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 

        B, 377(1863), 20210178. 

https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0178

5. Weber, M., & Quiring, O. (2019). Is it really that funny? Laughter, emotional contagion, and

         heuristic processing during shared media use. Media Psychology, 22(2), 173–195. 

         https://doi-org.proxy-ub.researchport.umd.edu/10.1080/15213269.2017.1302342