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The Sense of Humor
Explorations of a Personality Characteristic
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Edited by:
Willibald Ruch
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
1998
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of contributors
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Preface and acknowledgments
IX - PART I. INTRODUCTION
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Foreword and overview. Sense of humor: A new look at an old concept
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Approaches to the sense of humor: A historical review
15 - PART II. CURRENT CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES
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Humor and personality in everyday life
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The sense of humor and the truth
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A two-mode model of humor appreciation: Its relation to aesthetic appreciation and simplicity-complexity of personality
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“Sense” of humor: Perception, intelligence, or expertise?
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Is sense of humor a positive personality characteristic?
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Humor and stress revisited
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A temperament approach to humor
203 - PART III. DIFFERENCES AMONG GROUPS
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Exploring paradigms: The study of gender and sense of humor near the end of the 20th century
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The ill side of humor: Pathological conditions and sense of humor
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The dog that didn't bark in the night: A new sociological approach to the cross-cultural study of humor
293 - PART IV. INTRAINDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
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Influence of mood on humor
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Development of the sense of humor
329 - PART V. CAUSES OF INTER- AND INTRA-INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
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Genetic and environmental contributions to children's interpersonal humor
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The development and evaluation of a systematic program for improving sense of humor
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Appendix: Humor measurement toots
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Bibliography
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Author index
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Subject index
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Publishing information
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eBook published on:
December 14, 2010
eBook ISBN:
9783110804607
Hardcover published on:
June 16, 1998
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110162073
Paperback published on:
July 30, 2007
Paperback ISBN:
9783110198294
Edition:
Reprint 2010
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
10
Main content:
498
eBook ISBN:
9783110804607
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110162073
Paperback ISBN:
9783110198294
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