An Evolutionary Perspective on Humor:Sexual Selection or Interest Indication?  

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Li, Norman P. ; Griskevicius, Vladas ; Durante, Kristina M. ; Jonason, Peter K. ; Pasisz, Derek J. ; Aumer, Katherine

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 35 no. 7 (Jul. 2009), page 923-936.
Topik: Humor; Evolution; Evolutionary Psychology; Sexual Selection; Relationships; Speed Dialing
Fulltext: PSPB_35_07_923.pdf (442.96KB)

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Are people who are funny more attractive? Or does being attractive lead people to be seen as funnier? The answer may depend on the underlying evolutionarym function of humor. While humor has been proposed to signal "good genes," the authors propose that humor also functions to indicate interest in social relationship - in initiating new relationships and in monitoring existing ones. Consistent with this interest indicator model, across three studies both sexes were more likely to initiate humo rna dto respond more positively and consider the other person to be funny when initially attracted to that person. The findings support that humor dynamics - and not just humor displays - influence romantic chemistry for both men and women, suggesting that humor can ultimately function as a strategy to initiate and monitor social relationships.

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