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The psychology of humor : an integrative approach /
Most of us laugh at something funny multiple times during a typical day. Humor serves multiple purposes, and although there is a sizable and expanding research literature on the subject, the research is spread in a variety of disciplines. The Psychology of Humor, 2e reviews the literature, integrati...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2018]
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Psychology of Humor; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction to the Psychology of Humor; What Is Humor?; Cognitive-Perceptual Processes in Humor; Mirth: The Emotional Response to Perceptions of Humor; Laughter: The Behavioral Response to Perceptions of Humor; A Brief History of Humor-Related Concepts; Etymology of Humor; Changing Views of Laughter; Wit Versus Humor; Evolution of the Concept of Sense of Humor; The Psychological Approach; Trends in the Psychological Study of Humor; The Many Forms of Humor; Performance Humor; Jokes.
- Spontaneous Conversational HumorUnintentional Humor; Humor in Psychology Studies; Psychological Functions of Humor; Emotional and Interpersonal Benefits of Mirth; Tension Relief and Coping with Adversity; Social Functions in Group Contexts; Summary and Overview of This Book; Key Concepts; Critical Thinking; 2 Classic Theories of Humor; Relief Theories; Spencer's Relief Theory; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory; Jokes; Humor; Comic; Empirical Investigations; Humor Preference Hypothesis; Catharsis Hypothesis; Jokework Hypothesis; Evaluation.
- Superiority TheoriesEmpirical Investigations; Evaluation; Incongruity Theories; Incongruity-Resolution; The "Humor Mindset"; Empirical Investigations; Incongruity-Resolution Hypothesis; Original Joke; Incongruity-Removed Joke; Resolution-Removed Joke; Humor Mindset Hypothesis; Surprise Hypothesis; Evaluation; Summary and Conclusion; Key Concepts; Critical Thinking; 3 Contemporary Theories of Humor; Reversal Theory; Motivational States and Arousal; Cognitive Synergy and Diminishment; The Role of Context; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; Comprehension-Elaboration Theory.
- Comprehension: Interpretation, Incongruity, and ReinterpretationHumor Elicitation: Diminishment, Comprehension Difficulty, and Elaboration; Empirical Investigations; Comprehension and Elaboration; Comprehension Difficulty; Evaluation; Benign Violation Theory; The Benign Violation Hypothesis; Humor: Perceiving Violations as Benign; Empirical Investigations; Perceiving a Benign Violation: Wrong and Not Wrong at the Same Time; Perceiving a Benign Violation: Commitment to the Violated Norm; Perceiving a Benign Violation: Psychological Distance From the Violation.
- Benign Violations Versus IncongruityEvaluation; Summary and Conclusion; Key Concepts; Critical Thinking; 4 The Personality Psychology of Humor; What Is Sense of Humor?; Individual Differences in Humor Appreciation; Theory-Based Approach; Early Factor Analysis Approach; Ruch's Factor Analysis Approach: The 3 WD Humor Test; Personality Correlates of the 3 WD Dimensions; Carretero-Dios' Extension of Ruch's 3 WD Humor Test; Individual Differences in the Use of Humor in Daily Life; Sense of Humor Questionnaire; Situational Humor Response Questionnaire; Coping Humor Scale.