Browsing Department of Psychosocial Science by Subject "power asymmetry"
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You must be joking! Benign violations, power asymmetry, and humor in a broader social context
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-19)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 ...