Many people online seem to claim that: When a group of people laugh, people will instinctively look at the person they feel closest to in that group.You can find the claim in 31 Psychological Life Hacks That You Can Exploit To Give Yourself An Advantage In Social Settings by thoughtcatalog.com.Thoughtcatalog.com wrote under the claim:Read: wanna know who wants to bone who? Look at who they look at when everyone laughs.It seems they were referring to a book, but I couldn't find it online.The claim is also found by distracity in a post showing psychological life hacks that'll make you more successful.The claim is widely and internationaly believed, a simple google query will show you.Is it true? If so, I'm looking for a reference or some explanation for this.
When a group of people laugh, people will instinctively look at the person they feel closest to in that group
social psychology