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Peer reviewedClabby, John F., Jr. – Psychology: A Quarterly Journal of Human Behavior, 1979
The humor element as a reinforcing tool was examined. Experimental group subjects selecting nouns were shown humorous cartoons. Non-noun selection was followed by a humorless cartoon. Results indicated that humor significantly facilitated intentional learning for the low-creative experimental group. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Adults, Associative Learning, Creativity, Humor
