To Be or Not To Be Humorous? Cross Cultural Perspectives on Humor

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 7; p. 1495
• Main Authors: Yue, Xiaodong, Jiang, Feng, Lu, Su, Hiranandani, Neelam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 04.10.2016
• Subjects: Chinese; cultural priming; humor evaluation; Humor perception; Psychology; Western; Western; cultural priming; Chinese; humor perception; humor evaluation

Humor seems to manifest differently in Western and Eastern cultures, although little is known about how culture shapes humor perceptions. The authors suggest that Westerners regard humor as a common and positive disposition; the Chinese regard humor as a special disposition particular to humorists,...