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The psychology of humor : an integrative approach /

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 sever...

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Main Authors: Martin, Rod A
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Elsevier Academic Press,
Publisher Address: Burlington, MA :
Publication Dates: 2007.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Educational psychology
Subjects:
Wit and humor > Psychological aspects
Wit and humor > Therapeutic use
Humour > Aspect psychologique
Humour > Emploi en the rapeutique
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Death, Grief, Bereavement
PSYCHOLOGY > Emotions
Humor grappigheden
Psychologische aspecten
Electronic books
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123725646
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 singl
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xviii, 446 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-420) and indexes.
ISBN: 0080465994
9780080465999
Index Number: BF575
CLC: B842.6
Contents: Preliminary TOC -- Chapter 1 Introduction to the Psychology of Humor -- Chapter 2 Theories and Early Research I: Psychoanalytic and Superiority Theories -- Chapter 3 Theories and Early Research II: Arousal, Incongruity, and Reversal Theories -- Chapter 4 The Cognitive Psychology of Humor -- Chapter 5 The Social Psychology of Humor -- Chapter 6 The Psychobiology of Humor and Laughter -- Chapter 7 Personality Approaches to Sense of Humor -- Chapter 8 The Developmental Psychology of Humor -- Chapter 9 Humor and Mental Health -- Chapter 10 Humor, Laughter, and Physical Health -- Chapter 11 Appli

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