The psychology of humor [[electronic resource] ] : an integrative approach / / Rod A. Martin

• Autore: Martin Rod A
• Pubblicazione: Burlington, MA, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (465 p.)
• Disciplina: 152.43
• Soggetto topico: Wit and humor - Psychological aspects; Wit and humor - Therapeutic use
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-420) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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?
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The psychology of humor
• ISBN: 1-280-70768-2; 9786610707683; 0-08-046599-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784658303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II