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2 3 The Psychology of Humor An Integrative Approach SECOND EDITION Rod A. Martin Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Thomas E. Ford Professor, Department of Psychology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA 4 Table of Contents Cover image Title page Copyright Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction to the Psychology of Humor Abstract What Is Humor? A Brief History of Humor-Related Concepts The Psychological Approach Trends in the Psychological Study of Humor The Many Forms of Humor Humor in Psychology Studies Psychological Functions of Humor Summary and Overview of This Book Key Concepts Critical Thinking Chapter 2. Classic Theories of Humor Abstract Relief Theories Superiority Theories Incongruity Theories Summary and Conclusion Key Concepts Critical Thinking Chapter 3. Contemporary Theories of Humor Abstract Reversal Theory Comprehension-Elaboration Theory 5 Benign Violation Theory Summary and Conclusion Key Concepts Critical Thinking Chapter 4. The Personality Psychology of Humor Abstract What Is Sense of Humor? Individual Differences in Humor Appreciation Individual Differences in the Use of Humor in Daily Life How Many Different Senses of Humor Are There? Personality Characteristics of Professional Comedians Gelotophobia: Individual Differences in Perceptions of Laughter as Ridicule Summary and Conclusion Key Concepts Critical Thinking Chapter 5. The Cognitive Psychology of Humor Abstract Cognitive Methods in the Study of Humor Cognitive Processes in Conversational Humor: Irony and Sarcasm Linguistic Approaches to Humor Computational Approaches to Humor Effects of Humor on Cognition Humor as a Cognitive Ability Summary and Conclusion Key Concepts Critical Thinking Chapter 6. The Physiological Psychology of Humor and Laughter Abstract The Nature of Laughter Laughter in Animals Where Does Humor Occur in the Brain? Evolutionary Psychology of Humor and Laughter Summary and Conclusion Key Concepts Critical Thinking Chapter 7. The Developmental Psychology of Humor Abstract Smiling and Laughter in Infancy and Early Childhood 6 Humor and Play Humor and Cognitive Development Social Underpinnings of Humor in Children Individual Differences in Children’s Sense of Humor Humor and Aging Summary and Conclusion Key Concepts Critical Thinking Chapter 8. The Social Psychology of Humor Abstract Individual Social Psychological Processes Interpersonal Relationships Group Processes Intergroup Relations Summary and Conclusion Key Concepts Critical Thinking Chapter 9. The Clinical Psychology of Humor: Humor and Mental Health Abstract Relationship Between Humor and Psychological Wellbeing Humor in Psychotherapy and Counseling Summary and Conclusion Key Concepts Critical Thinking Chapter 10. The Health Psychology of Humor: Humor and Physical Health Abstract Humor and Pain Threshold and Tolerance Humor and Immunity Humor, Blood Pressure, and Heart Disease Humor and Illness Symptoms Humor and Longevity Summary and Conclusion Key Concepts Critical Thinking Chapter 11. Applications of Humor in Education and in the Workplace Abstract Humor in Education Humor in the Workplace 7 Humor in Leadership Summary and Conclusion Key Concepts Critical Thinking Bibliography Author Index Subject Index 8 Copyright Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AS, United Kingdom 525 B Street, Suite 1650, San Diego, CA 92101, United States 50 Hampshire Street, 5th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, United Kingdom Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. 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