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==Description==
==Description==
'''Tickling''' is the act of [[touching]] a part of the [[body]] so as to cause involuntary twitching movements and/or [[laughter]]. The word "tickle" (help·info) evolved from the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''tikelen'', perhaps [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequentative frequentative] of ''ticken'', to touch lightly. The [[idiom]] ''tickled pink'' means to be pleased or delighted.
'''Tickling''' is the act of [[touching]] a part of the [[body]] so as to cause involuntary twitching movements and/or [[laughter]]. The word "tickle" (help·info) evolved from the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''tikelen'', perhaps [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequentative frequentative] of ''ticken'', to touch lightly. The [[idiom]] ''tickled pink'' means to be pleased or delighted.
In 1897, psychologists [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._Stanley_Hall G. Stanley Hall] and Arthur Allin described a "tickle" as two [[different]] types of [[phenomena]]. One type is caused by very light movement across the skin. This type of tickle, called a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knismesis_and_gargalesis knismesis], generally does not produce [[laughter]] and is sometimes accompanied by an itching sensation. The question as to why a person could not tickle him/herself was raised by the Greek philosopher, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Aristotle].
In 1897, psychologists [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._Stanley_Hall G. Stanley Hall] and Arthur Allin described a "tickle" as two [[different]] types of [[phenomena]]. One type is caused by very light movement across the skin. This type of tickle, called a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knismesis_and_gargalesis knismesis], generally does not produce [[laughter]] and is sometimes accompanied by an itching sensation. The question as to why a person could not tickle him/herself was raised by the Greek philosopher, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Aristotle].