Description
The Psychology of Humor (2nd Ed.)
An Integrative Approach
Authors: Martin Rod A., Ford Thomas
Language: EnglishSubject for The Psychology of Humor:
Keywords
Adults; Arousal theories; Behavior; Benign violation theory; Brain circuits; Children; Clinical psychology; Cognitive; Cognitive psychology; Comedians; Comprehension-elaboration theory; Computer science; Development; Disparagement; Education; Educational and industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology; Function; Health psychology; Humor; Immunity; Incongruity theories; Individual differences; Laughter; Leadership; Linguistics; Longevity; Mental health; Mirth; Motivational; Out-group; Pain; Personality; Persuasion; Physical health; Psychoanalytic theory; Psycholinguistics; Psychology; Psychotherapy; Relief theory; Research; Reversal theory; Social perception; Social psychology; Workplace
548 p. · 19x23.3 cm · Paperback
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Most of us laugh at something funny multiple times during a typical day. Humor serves multiple purposes, and although there is a sizable and expanding research literature on the subject, the research is spread in a variety of disciplines. The Psychology of Humor, 2e reviews the literature, integrating research from across subdisciplines in psychology, as well as related fields such as anthropology, biology, computer science, linguistics, sociology, and more. This book begins by defining humor and presenting theories of humor. Later chapters cover cognitive processes involved in humor and the effects of humor on cognition. Individual differences in personality and humor are identified as well as the physiology of humor, the social functions of humor, and how humor develops and changes over the lifespan. This book concludes noting the association of humor with physical and mental health, and outlines applications of humor use in psychotherapy, education, and the workplace.
In addition to being fully updated with recent research, the second edition includes a variety of new materials. More graphs, tables, and figures now illustrate concepts, processes, and theories. It provides new brief interviews with prominent humor scholars via text boxes. The end of each chapter now includes a list of key concepts, critical thinking questions, and a list of resources for further reading.
1. Introduction to the Psychology of Humor2. Classic Theories of Humor3. Contemporaries of Humor4. The Personality Psychology of Humor5. The Cognitive Psychology of Humor6. The Physiological Psychology of Humor and Laughter7. The Developmental Psychology of Humor8. The Social Psychology of Humor9. The Clinical Psychology of Humor: Humor and Mental Health10. The Health Psychology of Humor: Humor and Physical Health11. Applications of Humor in Education and in the Workplace
researchers and students in social psychology and personality. Also has applications in clinical psychology
Dr. Thomas Ford completed his Ph.D. in social psychology at the University of Maryland in 1992. Upon graduation, he worked as a professor of social psychology at Kalamazoo College and Western Michigan University before joining the Department of Psychology at Western Carolina University in 2007. Dr. Ford has served as the director of the general-experimental psychology master’s program at Western Carolina University since 2013. His research interests include the role of disparagement humor in promoting expressions of prejudice and the relationship between humor and subjective well-being
- Covers research on humor and laughter in every area of psychology
- Integrates research findings into a coherent conceptual framework
- Includes brain imaging studies, evolutionary models, and animal research
- Integrates related information from sociology, linguistics, neuroscience, and anthropology
- Explores applications of humor in psychotherapy, education, and the workplace
- Provides new research, plus key concepts and chapter summaries