The adaptive functions of wit and humor

Cognitive psychology · Psychoanalysis · Humor Studies and Applications · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Social Psychology

• Some inconsistencies in the effect of motivation arousal on humor preferences

  D Byrne, D G Byrne•Journal of Abnormal & Social…•1961

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• Aggression, need for social approval, and humor preferences

  E Mavis Hetherington, Nancy P Wray•Journal of Abnormal & Social…•1964

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• A Closer Look at Classical Conditioning

  Chris T Allen, Thomas J Madden•Journal of Consumer Research•1985

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• Funniness of Jokes, Canned Laughter and Recall Performance

  Antony J Chapman•Sociometry•1973

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• Are women always less aggressive than men? A review of the experimental literature

  Ann Frodi, Jacqueline Macaulay et al.•Psychological Bulletin•1977

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• Enhancement of humor appreciation by transferred excitation

  Joanne Cantor, Joanne R Cantor et al.•Journal of Personality and Social…•1974

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• Situational Humor Response Questionnaire

  Rod A Martins, Rod A Martin et al.•Journal of Personality and Social…•1984

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• Humorous laughter in children

  Antony J Chapman•Journal of Personality and Social…•1975

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• Effects of hostility arousal and aggressive humor on catharsis and humor preference

  Gary K Leak•Journal of Personality and Social…•1974

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• Directionality of transitory dominance as a communication variable affecting humor appreciation

  Dolf Zillmann, Joanne Cantor et al.•Journal of Personality and Social…•1972

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• The Use of Sexual Humor in Teaching Human Sexuality at the University Level

  Wesley J Adams•The Family Coordinator•1974

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• Sex and Intelligence Differences in Humor Appreciation

  Open Access•Robert M Khoury•Social Behavior and Personality…•1977

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• Humor and Death

  Open Access•Walter E O'Connell, Walter E O’Connell•Psychological Reports•1968

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• Generality of Response to Humor and Wit in Cartoons, Jokes, Stories and Photographs

  Open Access•Alice S Groch•Psychological Reports•1974

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• Functions of humor in conversation

  Edward E Graham, Elizabeth E Graham et al.•Western Journal of Communication•1992

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• Some are Laughing; Some are Not—Why

  Open Access•Richard David Young, M Frye•Psychological Reports•1966

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• Mubarak Framed! Humor and Political Activism before and during the Egyptian Revolution

  Open Access•Deepa Anagondahalli, Sahar Khami•Arab Media and Society•2014

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• White House Wit

  Open Access•Dick M Carpenter, Marjory J Webster et al.•Presidential Studies Quarterly•2019

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• Is Sexual Humor Sexist

  Open Access•Antony J Chapman, Nicholas J Gadfield•Journal of Communication•1976

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• The use of humour in psychotherapy

  Open Access•John Banmen•International Journal for the…•1982

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• Social Interest and Humor

  Open Access•Richard Worthen, Walter E O'Connell et al.•International Journal of Social…•1969

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• Laughter and Humour—Does it Have a Place in Group Analysis

  Open Access•Peter Lewis•Group Analysis•1987

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• Individual differences in uses of humor and their relation to psychological well-being

  Open Access•Rod A Martins, Rod A Martin et al.•Journal of Research in Personality•2003

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• Brutality of assault in political cartoons affecting humor appreciation

  Open Access•Dolf Zillmann, Jennings Bryant et al.•Journal of Research in Personality•1974

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• Practicing Christianity and Humanistic Identification

  Open Access•Walter O'Connell•Journal of Humanistic Psychology•1964

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• The Effects of Need‐Achievement and Self‐Ideal Discrepancy on Performance under Stress

  Open Access•Kent S Miller, Philip Worchel•Journal of Personality•1956

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• The Validation of Personality Factors in Humor

  Open Access•Lester Luborsky, L B LUBORSKY et al.•Journal of Personality•1947

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• The psychology of humor

  Henry A Murray•Journal of Abnormal & Social…•1934

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• A mirth response test

  Fredrick C Redlich, Jacob Levine et al.•American Journal of Orthopsychiatry•1951

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• Failure to Understand Humor

  Jacob Levine, Fredrick C Redlich•The Psychoanalytic Quarterly•1955

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• Personality factors in response to humor

  Raymond B Cattell, Lester Luborsky et al.•Journal of Abnormal & Social…•1947

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• Man, Morals and Society

  Elio D Monachesi, J C Flugel•American Sociological Review•1947

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• The relationship between humor and the expression of hostility

  Donn Byrne•Journal of Abnormal & Social…•1956

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• Psychotherapy and Personality Change

  Georges M Dupont, Carl R Rogers et al.•The American Catholic Sociological…•1955

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• Predicting the direction of selective recall

  Thelma G Alper•Journal of Abnormal & Social…•1957

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• Humor and anxiety

  John M Doris, John Doris et al.•Journal of Abnormal & Social…•1956

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