Cognitive and emotional demands of black humour processing: the role of intelligence, aggressiveness and mood

Autor(en)

Andreas Hergovich

Abstrakt

Humour processing is a complex information-processing task that is dependent on cognitive and emotional aspects which presumably influence frame-shifting and conceptual blending, mental operations that underlie humour processing. The aim of the current study was to find distinctive groups of subjects with respect to black humour processing, intellectual capacities, mood disturbance and aggressiveness. A total of 156 adults rated black humour cartoons and conducted measurements of verbal and nonverbal intelligence, mood disturbance and aggressiveness. Cluster analysis yields three groups comprising following properties: (1) moderate black humour preference and moderate comprehension; average nonverbal and verbal intelligence; low mood disturbance and moderate aggressiveness; (2) low black humour preference and moderate comprehension; average nonverbal and verbal intelligence, high mood disturbance and high aggressiveness; and (3) high black humour preference and high comprehension; high nonverbal and verbal intelligence; no mood disturbance and low aggressiveness. Age and gender do not differ significantly, differences in education level can be found. Black humour preference and comprehension are positively associated with higher verbal and nonverbal intelligence as well as higher levels of education. Emotional instability and higher aggressiveness apparently lead to decreased levels of pleasure when dealing with black humour. These results support the hypothesis that humour processing involves cognitive as well as affective components and suggest that these variables influence the execution of frame-shifting and conceptual blending in the course of humour processing.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Arbeits-, Wirtschafts- und Sozialpsychologie

Journal

Cognitive Processing: International Quarterly of Cognitive Science

Band

18

Seiten

159-167

Anzahl der Seiten

9

ISSN

1612-4782

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-016-0789-y

Publikationsdatum

01-2017

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

501001 Allgemeine Psychologie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Neuroscience

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/31680922-b528-4a6f-83aa-95279defcc29