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Direct linkShin, Hyelim; Cotter, Katherine N.; Christensen, Alexander P.; Silvia, Paul J. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2020
How do people come up with humorous ideas? In creative cognition research, exposure to good examples sometimes causes fixation (people get "stuck" on the examples) but other times sparks inspiration (people's responses are more creative). The present research examined the effects of funny and unfunny examples on joke production. A sample…
Descriptors: Humor, Creativity, Schemata (Cognition), Responses
Sharma, Ekta; Sharma, Sandeep; Gonot-Schoupinsky, Xavier P.; Gonot-Schoupinsky, Freda N. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2022
Our study explored: (a) the feasibility of prescribing laughter to university students; (b) the efficacy of the prescription on creativity, well-being, affect, and academic efficacy (AE); and (c) the practicality of the Applied Creativity Test (ACT) conceived for this study. A convenience sample of healthy students (n = 70) aged 18-28 (78% female;…
Descriptors: Humor, Creativity, Well Being, Tests
Peer reviewedMurdock, Mary C.; Ganim, Rita M. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1993
This descriptive study compared 13 definitions of humor and 11 theories of humor as related to creativity. It found two core definitional themes (integration and incongruity) and three core theoretical categories (play/spontaneity, release/relief, and incongruity/unexpected relationships). Tables provide comparative analyses of definitions and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Creativity, Definitions, Humor
