The Sense of Humor

The Sense of Humor

Explorations of a Personality Characteristic

In: Humor Research [HR], 3

Edited by: Willibald Ruch

De Gruyter Mouton | 1998

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110804607

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Frontmatter Free access PDF PDF	I
Contents Free access PDF PDF	V
List of contributors Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	VII
Preface and acknowledgments Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	IX
PART I. INTRODUCTION
Foreword and overview. Sense of humor: A new look at an old concept Willibald Ruch Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	3
Approaches to the sense of humor: A historical review Rod A. Martin Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	15
PART II. CURRENT CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES
Humor and personality in everyday life Kenneth H. Craik and Aaron P. Ware Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	63
The sense of humor and the truth Victor Raskin Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	95
A two-mode model of humor appreciation: Its relation to aesthetic appreciation and simplicity-complexity of personality Willibald Ruch and Franz-Josef Hehl Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	109
“Sense” of humor: Perception, intelligence, or expertise? Peter Derks, Rosemary E. Staley and Martiε G. Haselton Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	143
Is sense of humor a positive personality characteristic? Nicholas A. Kuiper and Rod A. Martin Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	159
Humor and stress revisited Herbert Μ. Lefcourt and Stacy Thomas Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	179
A temperament approach to humor Willibald Ruch and Gabriele Köhler Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	203
PART III. DIFFERENCES AMONG GROUPS
Exploring paradigms: The study of gender and sense of humor near the end of the 20th century Martin D. Lampert and Susan M. Ervin-Tripp Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	231
The ill side of humor: Pathological conditions and sense of humor Giovannantonio Forabosco Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	271
The dog that didn't bark in the night: A new sociological approach to the cross-cultural study of humor Christie Davies Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	293
PART IV. INTRAINDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Influence of mood on humor Lambert Deckers Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	309
Development of the sense of humor Doris Bergen Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	329
PART V. CAUSES OF INTER- AND INTRA-INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Genetic and environmental contributions to children's interpersonal humor Beth Manke Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	361
The development and evaluation of a systematic program for improving sense of humor Ofra Nevo, Haim Aharonson and Avigdor Klingman Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	385
Appendix: Humor measurement toots Willibald Ruch Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	405
Bibliography Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	413
Author index Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	477
Subject index Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	491

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Explorations of a Personality Characteristic

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