The psychology of humor : an integrative approach /: an integrative approach. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rod A. Martin, Thomas E. Ford.
• Authors: Martin, Rod A; Ford, Thomas E
• Contents: 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
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 152.43; Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects; Wit and humor -- Therapeutic use; PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128135099; 0128135093
• Related ISBNs: 9780128121436
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 23, 2018).
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