Humor Flashcards
Monro
incongruity- two things that don’t go together. Superiority
Keith-Speigel
Biological superiority incongruity release psychoanalytic
Lyttle
functional- what role does humor play whether in an individual or social
Relief
release of energies
release of tension
laughter is release of pent up energies
Misattribution
we think something is funny but it probably isn’t as funny as we think. responding in part to something else. Misattributing arousal as humor/enjoyment
Incongruity or tension and resolution
most popular. realize the incongruity: delivered as a joke or as a tension of what is being said and what is being seen. engage in puzzle-solving. thats what she said.
superiority
laughing because we know something others don’t. we look down at a subject that makes them look foolish
Disposition theory
we like when good things happen to characters we like, bad things happen to characters we don’t. find it more humorous when bad things happen to characters we don’t like
advantageous comparison
identifying relevant people to compare ourselves to
early childhood
clowning, surprise
captain underpants
middle childhood
slapstick, gross-out, early word play, physical humor
adolescence
subtle humor, taboo, racist/sexist jokes
adult
diverse and individual
humor probably
increase attention overall
decrease critical thinking about a text
humor and well being
reduces pain, aids sleep
mostly own humor, not media, although laughter helps somewhat
