The psychology of humor : an integrative approach / Rod A. Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Rod A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wit and humor--Psychological aspects.

Wit and humor.

Wit and humor--Therapeutic use.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Research on humor is carried out in a number of areas in psychology, including the cognitive (What makes something funny?), developmental (when do we develop a sense of humor?), and social (how is humor used in social interactions?) Although there is enough interest in the area to have spawned several societies, the literature is dispersed in a number of primary journals, with little in the way of integration of the material into a book. Dr. Martin is one of the best known researchers in the area, and his research goes across subdisciplines in psychology to be of wide appeal. This is a

Contents:

Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to the Psychology of Humor; THE UNIVERSALITY OF HUMOR AND LAUGHTER; WHAT IS HUMOR?; The Social Context of Humor; Cognitive-Perceptual Processes in Humor; Emotional Aspects of Humor; Laughter as an Expression of the Emotion of Mirth; THE MANY FORMS OF HUMOR; Jokes; Spontaneous Conversational Humor; Unintentional Humor; PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF HUMOR; Cognitive and Social Functions of the Positive Emotion of Mirth; Social Communication and Influence

Tension Relief and Coping with AdversityA BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMOR; Etymology of Humor; Changing Views of Laughter; Wit versus Humor; Evolution of the Concept of Sense of Humor; HUMOR AND PSYCHOLOGY; CONCLUSION; 2 Theories and Early Research I: Psychoanalytic and Superiority Theories; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; Overview of the Theory; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; SUPERIORITY/DISPARAGEMENT THEORIES; Overview of the Theories; Implications of Superiority/Disparagement Theories; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; CONCLUSION

3 Theories and Early Research II: Arousal, Incongruity, and Reversal TheoriesAROUSAL THEORIES; Overview of the Theories; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; INCONGRUITY THEORIES; Overview of the Theories; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; REVERSAL THEORY; Overview of the Theory; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS; Evaluation; CONCLUSION; 4 The Cognitive Psychology of Humor; HUMOR, INCONGRUITY, AND SCHEMAS; Schemas, Frames, and Scripts; Applications of Schema Theory to Humor; LINGUISTIC APPROACHES TO HUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF SCHEMAS IN HUMOR; Semantic Distance

Semantic Priming TechniquesCOGNITIVE PROCESSES IN CONVERSATIONAL HUMOR: IRONY AND SARCASM; EFFECTS OF HUMOR ON COGNITION; Creativity; Memory; COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES TO HUMOR; HUMOR AS COGNITIVE PLAY; CONCLUSION; 5 The Social Psychology of Humor; HUMOR AS SOCIAL INTERACTION; INTERPERSONAL FUNCTIONS OF HUMOR; Self-Disclosure, Social Probing, and Norm Violation; Decommitment; Social Norms and Control; Status and Hierarchy Maintenance; Ingratiation; Group Identity and Cohesion; Discourse Management; Social Play; TEASING; SOCIAL ASPECTS OF LAUGHTER

HUMOR, SOCIAL PERCEPTION, AND INTERPERSONAL ATTRACTIONSocial Perception; Interpersonal Attraction; Humor as a Desirable Trait in Friendship and Mate Selection; HUMOR AND PERSUASION; HUMOR, ATTITUDES, AND PREJUDICE; HUMOR AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS; HUMOR AND GENDER; CONCLUSION; 6 The Psychobiology of Humor and Laughter; THE NATURE OF LAUGHTER; Laughter and Emotion; Acoustics of Laughter; Laughter Respiration and Phonation; Facial Expressions of Laughter and Smiling; AUTONOMIC AND VISCERAL CONCOMITANTS OF MIRTH; LAUGHTER IN NONHUMAN ANIMALS; The Play Face; Laughter and Smiling in Apes

""Laughter"" in Rats?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-420) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-70768-2

9786610707683

0-08-046599-4

OCLC:

162131478