A Temperamental Understanding of Humor Communication and Exhilaratability.

This study examined humor creation from a communibiological perspective. Employing Eysenck's temperamental framework (based on the super traits of extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism — ENP), the study found positive relationships between humor orientation, humor assessment, and sense of humo...

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Published in:Communication Quarterly Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 142 - 160
Main Authors: Wrench, Jason S., McCroskey, James C.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Spring2001
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        Personality & culture
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