A study into regional, age, and sex differences in students' ratings of cartoon humor.

Full Abstract

Funniness ratings of cartoon humour by 366 university students showed no differences for age, sex, and region of origin, except for higher scores by men on work-related items. Ratings appear to be largely uninfluenced by factors other than how inherently amusing the items seem to be.

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Author information

Author/s: Lowis, Michael J (MJ);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, School of Behavioural Studies, University College Northampton, England.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Jun; vol 94 (issue 3 Pt 2) : pp 1079-80

Dates: Created 2002/08/20; Completed 2002/09/24; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 12186227, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Attitude
Cartoons as Topic
Female
Great Britain

Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sex Factors
Social Environment
Students - psychology
Wit and Humor as Topic

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