What Makes Things Funny? An Integrative Review of the Antecedents of Laughter and Amusement
Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 41 - 65
Published: Dec 21, 2020
Abstract
Despite the broad importance of humor, psychologists do not agree on the basic elements that cause people to experience laughter, amusement, and the perception that something is funny. There are more than 20 distinct psychological theories that propose appraisals that characterize humor appreciation. Most of these theories leverage a subset of five potential antecedents of humor appreciation: surprise, simultaneity, superiority, a violation...
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Title
What Makes Things Funny? An Integrative Review of the Antecedents of Laughter and Amusement
Published Date
Dec 21, 2020
Volume
25
Issue
1
Pages
41 - 65
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