The psychobiological study of humor, mirth, and laughter contributes interesting new perspectives and insights, complementing the findings from other areas of psychology. The biological approach to humor calls attention to the emotional aspects of this phenomenon. The cognitive-perceptual component of ...
Covers research on humor and laughter in every area of psychology Integrates research findings into a coherent conceptual framework Includes brain imaging studies, evolutionary models, and animal research Integrates related information from sociology, linguistics, neuroscience, and anthropology ...
2007 AATH Book Award for Humor/Laughter Research category! *Up-to-date coverage of research on humor and laughter in every area of psychology *Research findings are integrated into a coherent conceptual framework *Includes recent brain imaging studies, evolutionary models, and animal research *Draw...
Interestingly, people have been found to be more likely to laughwhen they are near otherscompared to when they are alone. Children, in particular, have been found to laugh much more when they are with others, suggesting thatlaughtermay be a social signal rather than a direct response to humo...
To these Immanuel Kant adds a third, laughter. No stimulus, perhaps, more mercifully and effectually breaks the surface tension of consciousness, thereby conditioning it for a new forward movement, than humor. It is the one uni- versal remedy; a medicine for the poor, a tonic for the rich...
Tri-component[6]Theory of Humor:Humor processing comprises of humor comprehension (incongruity and resolution), humor appreciation (amusement), and humor expression (laughter). Humor is made up of cognition, affect (emotions), and laughter/expression (or a silent lol). Mental representations (schema...
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2.第二段and knowing all about the theory of humor is unlikely to help you much. Just behave in a silly way. That's what people want to see on stage.为答案提示。 3.第四段The joke is an efficient way of encouraging this natural reaction, and comedians have become experts in slightly ...
1. a phsyician of the soul who transforms pain, pathos, and exasperation into laughter.hurry, n. 1. how humans compensate for inadequate planning.husband, n. 1. homo domesticus. 2. an orangutan trying to play the violin. [Honore de Balzac]...