| Abstract: | "The present experiment was designed to test the hypothesis that the arousal of different types of motivations would produce differences in humor preferences. It was predicted that in a hostility-arousing situation subjects would prefer humorous material of a hostile and aggressive nature, while subjects placed in a sexually arousing situation would prefer humor material with a sexual theme. This prediction was confirmed… [and] an explanation of the results was offered in terms of suppression." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
