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You Must Be Joking! Benign Violations, Power Asymmetry, and Humor in a Broader Social Context

Violated expectations can indeed be funny, as is acknowledged by incongruity theories of humor. According to the Benign Violation Theory (BVT), something is perceived as humorous when it hits the “sweet spot,” where there is not only a violation, but where the violation is also perceived as benign....

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Autores principales: Kant, Leo, Norman, Elisabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6593112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31275204
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01380