Humour and laughter: theory, research and applicationsAnthony J. Chapman, Hugh C. Foot Humor and laughter play a vital part in our everyday social encounters. This book is concerned with the exploration of the psychology of humor and laughter by the foremost professional researchers in these areas. It examines the major theoretical perspectives underlying current approaches and it draws together for the fi rst time the main empirical work done over the course of this century. Peter Derks brings this story up to the moment. |
Contents
A CognitiveDevelopmental Analysis of Humour | 11 |
Incongruity ProblemSolving and Laughter | 37 |
Towards a New Descriptive Model | 55 |
Superiority Enhanced SelfEsteem and Perceived Incongruity | 63 |
A Disposition Theory of Humour and Mirth | 93 |
Physiological and Verbal Indices of Arousal in Rated Humour | 117 |
Social Aspects of Humorous Laughter | 155 |
The Social Responsiveness of Young Children in Humorous | 187 |
Comedians and Comic Style | 215 |
The Development of | 245 |
Calypso Humour in Trinidad | 259 |
Wit and Humour in Mass Communication | 287 |
The Eupsychia of Everyday Life | 313 |
The Use and Abuse of Humour in Psychotherapy | 331 |
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