By
Rod Martin, Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, CANADA
Description
Research on humor is carried out in a number of areas in psychology, including the cognitive (What makes something funny?), developmental
(when do we develop a sense of humor?), and social (how is humor used in social interactions?) Although there is enough interest in the
area to have spawned several societies, the literature is dispersed in a number of primary journals, with little in the way of integration
of the material into a book.
Dr. Martin is one of the best known researchers in the area, and his research goes across subdisciplines
in psychology to be of wide appeal. This is a singly authored monograph that provides in one source, a summary of information researchers
might wish to know about research into the psychology of humor. The material is scholarly, but the presentation of the material is suitable
for people unfamiliar with the subject-making the book suitable for use for advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses on the
psychology of humor-which have not had a textbook source.
2007 AATH Book Award for Humor/Laughter
Research category!
Audience:
Researchers in the psychology of humor, including social, developmental, and cognitive psychologists
