Contextual Connections Within Puns: Effects on Perceived Humor and Memory

The supposition that perceived humor or cleverness would be enhanced by adding separate content to the alternative meanings of a pun was explored, using Tom Swifties as the research vehicle. Because detecting a punning word relationship might induce arousal, requiring more effort and attentional res...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of general psychology 2000-04, Vol.127 (2), p.185-197
Hauptverfasser:	Lippman, Louis G., Dunn, Mara L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Cognitive Dissonance Female Humans Male Memory Phonetics Semantics Wit and Humor as Topic - psychology
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