[eli5] Why do babies laugh? Are they capable of finding things funny at such an early stage?

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[eli5] Why do babies laugh? Are they capable of finding things funny at such an early stage?

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One of the reasons people laugh is when our expectations have been violated (usually in a benign way). I imagine a baby’s expectations are violated near constantly. “Yay, mom’s here. Oh shit, mom’s gone forever and all that remains are hands. Mom exists again!”