Exploring paradigms: The study of gender and sense of humor near the end of the 20th century

Lampert, Martin D.; Ervin-Tripp, Susan

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“…Also, an examination of possible sex differences in humor appreciation in autism/Asperger syndrome might be very informative, particularly with regard to Baron-Cohen's theory of the 'extreme male brain'. In the literature of gender differences in humor it appears that men's humor is more competitive and focused on selfenhancements, whereas on the other hand women's humor is more supportive and concerned with sharing of experiences (Lampert & Ervin-Tripp, 1998). Finally, the use of humor as behavioral intervention to reduce anxiety and stress in people with autism/Asperger syndrome as mentioned in this review may also be of great practical importance.…”

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Humor in Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Lyons¹,

Fitzgerald

2004

J Autism Dev Disord

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Research has shown that individuals with autism and Asperger syndrome are impaired in humor appreciation, although anecdotal and parental reports provide some evidence to the contrary. This paper reviews the cognitive and affective processes involved in humor and recent neurological findings. It examines humor expression and understanding in autism and Asperger syndrome in the context of the main psychological theories (Theory of Mind, Executive Functions, Weak Central Coherence and Laterization models) and associated neural substrates. In the concluding sections, examples of humor displayed by individuals with autism/Asperger syndrome which appear to challenge the above theories are analyzed and areas for further research are suggested.

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Humor in Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Lyons¹,

Fitzgerald

2004

J Autism Dev Disord

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“…In another study, Olson (1992) found that information about environmental factors might have a discounting or augmentation effect on the subjects' inference about the funniness of a humorous stimulus. A number of studies have also investigated the social dynamics of sharing humour in the company of friends and strangers, and the effect of the gender of the companion (see Lampert & Ervin-Tripp, 1998).…”

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Does religion affect humour creation? An experimental study

Saroglou

Jaspard

2001

Ment. Health Religion Culture

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Humour has been hypothesized to be negatively affected by religion. In a recent study (Saroglou, 2000), religiosity and religious fundamentalism (contrary to 'quest' religiosity) were found to be negatively associated with humour creation. The present experiment investigated whether this association re ects causality. Eighty-ve students were tested for their propensity to spontaneously produce humour as a response to hypothetical daily hassles after exposure to a religious video or to a humorous one vs. a non-stimulation condition. Signi cant effects of condition, gender and interaction were observed, and this in the predicted direction: religious stimulation inhibited humour, while humorous stimulation promoted it. Participants' religious fundamentalism and orthodoxy predicted low humour creation in the religious condition but not in the humorous one. The possible impact of conscientiousness is also discussed.

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“…Fast humor research has yielded mixed findings in this regard, with gender and age differences emerging in some studies, but not in others (Lampert and Ervin-Tripp 1998;. With regard to age, for example, Thorson and Powell (1996) found that older individuals displayed higher levels of coping and adaptive humor, whereas work by Lowis and Nieuwoudt (1995) did not show this age-related effect.…”

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“…The most frequently reported incidents involved humor emerging spontaneously within a Situation, whereas the least frequent was humor arising from a memorized joke. This latter finding is particularly noteworthy, Brought to you by | Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan Authenticated Download Date | 7/7/15 8:02 AM since jokes and Cartoons are the most commonly used method for studying humor in psychological research, whereas they appear to be of limited importance in most peoples' daily humor experiences (Lampert and Ervin-Tripp 1998;VanGiffen and Mäher 1995). Thus, further studies of the natural occurrence of laughter may provide important Information about types of humor that have not yet received much empirical attention.…”

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Daily occurrence of laughter: Relationships with age, gender, and Type A personality

Martin

Kuiper²

1999

Humor

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This study examined the circumstances surrounding the natural occurrence of laughter in everyday life. Eighty Community participants (50 women and 30 men), ranging in age from 17 to 79, each completed a daily laughter record for three days, along with self-report measures of laughter responsiveness, coping humor, and Type A personality characteristics. Laughter incidents were coded according to time ofday, source and Initiator of laughter, andwhether the individual was ahne or with others. On average, participants reported approximately 18 daily incidents of laughter, but with wide individual Variation being evident (0 to 89 incidents per day). Frequency of laughter also generally increased throughout the day, being most pronounced in the evenings. The most prominent source of daily laughter was spontaneous situational laughter, with "canned" jokes accounting for the least amount ofnaturally generated laughter. In accord with the primarily social nature of laughter, most incidents of laughter occurredin thepresence of others, and were also initiatedby others. Overall, men and women did not differ in the frequency with which they laughed. However, gender differences did emerge when age was taken into account. Older women tended to laugh less frequently than didyounger women, but this age difference was not found in men. In addition, for both men and women, older individuals did not show the general increase in frequency of laughter during the evening. Gender differences also emerged in the correlations between total laughter frequency and personality variables. For example, a higher frequency of daily laughter was associated with greater Type A characteristics in men, but with fewer Type A characteristics in women. These findings are discussed in terms of possible gender differences in the meaning andfunction of laughter. Humor 12-4 (1999), 355-384 0933-1719/99/012-0355 © Walter de Gruyter Brought to you by | Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan Authenticated Download Date | 7/7/15 8:02 AM

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Exploring paradigms: The study of gender and sense of humor near the end of the 20th century

Cited by 39 publications

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Humor in Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Humor in Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Does religion affect humour creation? An experimental study

Daily occurrence of laughter: Relationships with age, gender, and Type A personality

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