TY  - BOOK
AU  - Martin, Rod A
TI  - The Psychology of Humor:  An Integrative Approach
SN  - 9780128121436
U1  - O17 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - London
PB  - Elsevier
N1  - includes index and biblioraphy; 1. Introduction to the psychology of humor   What is humor? ....3  A brief history of humor-related concepts ....8  The psychological approach ....13  Trends in the psychological study of humor ....13  The many forms of humor ...19  Himor in psychology studies ....23  Psychological functions of humor ...24  Summary and overview of this book ...30  Key concepts ...31  Critical thinking ...32  2. Classic theories of humor  Relief theories ....36  Superiority theories ....46  Incongruity theories ....55  Summary and conclusion ...67  Key concepts ...68  Critical thinking ....69   3. Contemporary theories of humor  Reversal theory ....72  Comprehension-elaboration theory ....80  Benign violation theory ...87  Summary and conclusion ....87  Key concepts ....98  Critical thinking ....98  4. The personality psychology of humor   What is sense of Humor ...101  Individual differences in humor appreciation ..103  Individual difference in the use of humor in daily ....115  How many different senses of humor are there ....127  Personality characteristics of professional comedians ....128  Gelotophobia: Individual differences in perceptions of laughter as ridicule .....131  Summary and conclusion ...137  Key concepts ...138  Critical thinking ...139  5. The cognitive psychology of humor   Cognitive methods in the study of humor ....143  Cognitive processes in conversational humor: irony and sarcasm ...147  Linguistic approaches to humor ....152  Computational approaches to humor ....155  Effects of humor on cognition .....160  Humor as a cognitive ability ....166  Summary and conclusion ....168  Key concepts ....169  Critical thinking .....170  6. The physiological psychology of humor and laughter   The nature of laughter ....174  Laughter in animals ....184  Where does humor occur in the brain .....188  Evolutionary psychology of humor and laughter .....200  Summary and conclusion ....202  Key concepts ....203  Critical thinking ....204  7. The developmental psychology of humor   Smiling and laughter in infancy and early childhood ....206  Humor and play ....209  Humor and cognitive development ....214  Social underpinnings of humor in children ....225  Individual differences in children`s sense of humor ...229  Humor and aging ....242  Summary and conclusion ....244  Key concepts ....245  Critica thinking ....246  8. The social psychology of humor   Individual social psychological processes ....249  Interpersonal relationships ...257  Group processes ....261  Interfroup relations ....267  Summary and conclusion ....280  Key concepts ....281  Critical thinking ....282  9. The clinical psychology of humor: humor and mental health   Relationship between humor and psychological wellbeing ....284  Humor in psychotherapy and counseling ....306  Summary and conclusion ....316  Key concepts ....318  Critical thinking ....318  10. The health psychology of humor: humor and physical health   Humo and pain threshold and tolerance .....322  Humor and immunity ....326  Humor, blood pressure and heart disease .....331  Humor and illness symptoms ...333  Humor and longevity ....337  Summary and conclusion ....339  Key concepts ....341  Critical thinking ....342  11. Applications of humor in education in the workplace  Humor in education ....345  Humor in the workplace ....358  Humor in leadership ....367  Summary and conclusion ....370  Key concepts ....371  Critical thinking ....371
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