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Humor research (also humor studies) is a multifaceted field which enters the domains of linguistics, history, and literature. Research in humor has been done to understand the psychological and physiological effects, both positive and negative, on a person or groups of people.
This article lists publications in humor research, with brief annotations. The list includes books and scholarly journals that regularly cover articles in humor research . This list is not intended for humorous books and joke collections that do not have any scholarly analysis of humor.
The "world's funniest joke" is a term used by Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire in 2002 to summarize one of the results of his research.For his experiment, named LaughLab, he created a website where people could rate and submit jokes. [1]
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Rod A. Martin is a retired Canadian academic, specializing in clinical psychology and humor research.After obtaining a B.A (1979 ) in theology then an M.A (1981) and PhD (1984) in psychology from the University of Waterloo,in 1984 he became a Professor of Psychology at the University of Western Ontario specializing in clinical psychology.
Relief theory suggests humor is a mechanism for pent-up emotions or tension through emotional relief. In this theory, laughter serves as a homeostatic mechanism by which psychological stress is reduced [1] [3] [7] Humor may thus facilitate ease of the tension caused by one's fears, for example.
The Journal of Irreproducible Results is a magazine of science humor. [1] It was established in Israel in 1955 by virologist Alexander Kohn and physicist Harry J. Lipkin, who wanted a humor magazine about science, for scientists. [2] It contains a mix of jokes, satire of scientific practice, science cartoons, and discussion of funny but real ...
Humor: International Journal of Humor Research is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Walter de Gruyter on behalf of the International Society for Humor Studies.As of 2021, its editor-in-chief is Christian F. Hempelmann (Texas A&M University-Commerce).