The effects of incongruity and complexity on the perception of humor |
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| Authors: | Michael Hirt Judy Genshaft |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, U.S.A.;Faculty for Exceptional Children, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | This study compared differing predictions about the relationship between subjects' style or preference for general cognitive complexity and the role of incongruity and complexity on the perception of humor. The subjects, all adult females, found simpler, less incongruous cartoons to be most humorous. Regardless of their general preference for cognitive complexity, ease of information processing seemed directly related to the perception of humor. |
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