Arthur Shurcliff
Biographic Data
| ID | 4235514 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arthur Shurcliff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arthur |
| FAMILY NAME | Shurcliff |
| SIGNATURE | SHURCLIFF A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Judged humor, arousal, and the relief theory
The hypothesis that humor represents the sudden relief from strong affect was tested. Anxiety was used as the affect, and was varied among 3 groups of freshmen and sophomores by informing them of tasks they would be required to do, which supposedly would entail handling or extracting blood from white rats. At the start of the task the rat was discovered to be a toy. Questionnaires were then administered, asking Ss to rate humor, anxiety, and surp…
Judged humor, arousal, and the relief theory
The hypothesis that humor represents the sudden relief from strong affect was tested. Anxiety was used as the affect, and was varied among 3 groups of freshmen and sophomores by informing them of tasks they would be required to do, which supposedly would entail handling or extracting blood from white rats. At the start of the task the rat was discovered to be a toy. Questionnaires were then administered, asking Ss to rate humor, anxiety, and surp…
Judged humor, arousal, and the relief theory
The hypothesis that humor represents the sudden relief from strong affect was tested. Anxiety was used as the affect, and was varied among 3 groups of freshmen and sophomores by informing them of tasks they would be required to do, which supposedly would entail handling or extracting blood from white rats. At the start of the task the rat was discovered to be a toy. Questionnaires were then administered, asking Ss to rate humor, anxiety, and surp…
Arousal (1 work) · Cognitive psychology (1 work) · Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies (1 work) · Humor research (1 work) · Humor Studies and Applications (1 work) · Psychology (1 work) · Social Psychology (1 work)