An evolutionary perspective on humor: Sexual selection or interest indication?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 923-936

  Li, Norman P ^a   Griskevicius, Vladas ^b   Durante, Kristina M ^a   Jonason, Peter K ^c   Pasisz, Derek J ^d   Aumer, Katherine ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Evolutionary psychology; Humor; Relationships; Sexual selection; Speed dating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMOR; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; ESTHETICS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC;

EID: 67849086782     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167209334786     Document Type: Article

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