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Effect of humor on state anxiety and math performance
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Thomas E. Ford,
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Brianna L. Ford,
Veröffentlicht/Copyright:
8. Februar 2012
Abstract
An experiment tested the hypothesis that exposure to humorous material prior to taking a difficult math test can inhibit the amount of anxiety associated with the test, and thus enhance performance. In keeping with our hypothesis, participants performed better on a math test after first being exposed to funny cartoons versus non-humorous poems or nothing at all. Mediation analyses suggest that state anxiety mediated the relationship between exposure to humorous cartoons and math performance. Participants who were first exposed to cartoons performed better on the math test because they felt less anxiety while taking the test.
Published Online: 2012-02-08
Published in Print: 2012-February
© 2012 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston
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- Prelims
- Social and paralinguistic cues to sarcasm
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- The influence of empathizing and systemizing on humor processing: Theory of Mind and humor
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